Research brief
Validating the SEDA measures of district educational opportunities via a common assessment
2019
By: Megan Kuhfeld, Thurston Domina, Paul Hanselman

Description
SEDA provides a unique measure of educational opportunity across the United States. New research supports SEDA achievement scores, but also reveals some differences in growth estimates.
View research briefTopics: Equity, Growth modeling, Measurement & scaling
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