Blue Ribbon aims to provide schools with a diagnostic assessment tool for every grade that will be tested under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 defines the federal role in K-12 education.
For more information, visit www.nochildleftbehind.gov
Students in the USA will now be tested every year, in grades 3 through 8. Science testing will be added from 2008 in Grades 5 and 8 .
Links to Educational Sites
| Education Week on the Web | www.edweek.org |
| Education in Focus | www.whitehouse.gov |
| Education Update On-line | www.educationupdate.com |
| CMT Reports | www.ctreports.com |
| Race to the Top Fund | www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/index.html |
| Schools and the Stimulus | www.edweek.org/ew/collections/schools-stimulus/index.html |
Research Articles: Assessment
| Assessment Crisis: The Absence of Assessment for Learning: By Richard Stiggins. | |
| Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment. By Paul Black & Dylan Williams. | |
| Assessment For Closing the Achievement Gap: | Click here |
| Technology-Based Assessments Improve Teacher and Learning By SETDA. |