We should design assessment, first, to support worthwhile learning . . . Standards will be raised by improving student learning rather that by better measurements of limited learning.
. . . the press to assess with a test . . .
Trudy Banta of IUPUI recounts the recent concerns regarding accountability. Although she generally views standardized tests [...]

Anyone can get into college. The challenge is staying there.
-Sharita Porterfield, student, Cheyney U of Pennsylvania.
Clifford Adelman, a skilled and thoughtful institutional researcher with the National Center of Educational Statistics for 21 years and is now a Senior Associate at the institute for Higher Education Policy. Dr. Adelman has studied and written about national trends [...]