Webinar
Assessing student learning in the “new normal”: Considerations for policy and practice
01.20.21
Description
In this webinar, our panel of practitioners, policy experts, and researchers discussed the role of high-quality assessment data, alongside nonacademic information, as a critical component of district and state efforts to address student and systems-level needs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Topics: Education research, Policy & advocacy
Products: MAP Growth
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