Theme: Assessment and Feedback
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How to Build a College List for Students with Learning Differences
Pathlitics analyzed 500+ verified student reviews about their college experience from students with ADHD, learning differences, and autism to find out what predicts success in college.
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The State of Learning Disabilities: Strengthening Educator Confidence to Support
To better understand the conditions necessary to support and empower educators in meeting the needs of students with LD, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), in partnership with WestEd, surveyed 1,654 general and special educators.
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Assessment and Credentialing Beyond Report Cards: What’s the IBPLC?
Big Picture’s evolution in Australia offers perspective and inspiration to increase our efforts to provide new forms of learning to high school students and new measures of their readiness.
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Advancing AI, Measurement and Assessment System Innovation
This blog series on Advancing AI, Measurement and Assessment System Innovation is curated by The Study Group and is dedicated to exploring the solution.
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Framework for Inclusive Assessments
This framework is designed to help educators reflect on how assessments are used, what they measure, and who they serve. It encourages a shift from viewing assessment as a one-size-fits-all measure of success to seeing it as an opportunity for all students to demonstrate mastery in meaningful ways.
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Rapid Response: Addressing Proposed Changes to IDEA Disproportionality Data
This rapid-response webinar discusses the proposed federal changes to special education data collection. It provides a clear overview of significant disproportionality, the data and its purpose, explains the potential impact of the proposed changes, and discusses actionable steps that educators and families can take.
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A for Effort, Needs Improvement on Execution: Lessons Learned from Failures of AI EdTech Tools
This report from the Center for Democracy & Technology reviews challenges with AI-based education tools. It outlines how issues with design, implementation, and oversight have limited their effectiveness and offers considerations for future use.
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The Power of Examples in Action: Catalyzing Change for All Learners
The EALA School Study Tours Learning Agenda Research Brief showcases how guided school visits, reflection protocols, and collaborative planning help educators adopt inclusive practices that benefit all learners. Featuring 12 Promising Practices—from leader commitment to community engagement—the brief offers evidence-based strategies and real-world examples for improving outcomes for students with disabilities and learning differences.
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Mapping the Journey from Improvement to Impact
This white paper from Marshall Street outlines lessons from a multi-year improvement initiative with 10 charter networks. It describes strategies like practitioner-led inquiry and data use to drive better outcomes for students with disabilities.
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Positive Conditions for Learning: Supporting the Whole Child in Mathematics
This report emphasizes the importance of creating positive conditions for math learning, particularly through whole-child approaches that integrate social, emotional, and academic development. It provides research-based strategies to support diverse learners in mathematics.