Jason Mendenhall, president of the state solutions division at NWEA, leads the organization in developing statewide assessments that go beyond measuring whether learning happened to supporting educators in fostering it. He joined NWEA in 2003 after a career in the classroom as a secondary and post-secondary educator. Jason has a BA in biology and literature and a master’s in teaching from Pacific University where he currently serves on the advisory council for the College of Education.