Portland, OR – August 27, 2013 – Northwest Evaluation Association™ (NWEA™) today announced that its computer adaptive assessment solution Measures of Academic Progress® Common Core State Standards Interim Assessment (MAP® CCSSIA) has been approved by the New Mexico Public Education Department for use in all public schools statewide at grades 4-10. Data from MAP CCSSIA will be used by educators to track their students’ academic growth term-to-term and year-to-year, and to provide detailed information that can be used address students’ individual learning needs.