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AAI in Action
ATLAS fellows pursue smarter assessment design
Two graduate researchers will explore new ways to develop assessments and deliver actionable test results through a research fellowship program at the University of Kansas.
How States Are Integrating Child Care Into Rural Health Transformation
CPPR analyzed Rural Health Transformation Program proposals from all 50 states to identify how child care is being integrated into rural health system transformation and where opportunities exist to better align health and early childhood initiatives.
CPPR Brings Compassionate Coordination to Maternal Mortality Prevention Conference
Working with statewide partners, CPPR has helped bring together health care providers, public health leaders, and community organizations to strengthen collaboration, share knowledge, and improve systems of care for mothers and families.
New research proposes framework to build coherence in assessment systems
Blueprint standards, achievement level descriptors, task models, scoring procedures, reported results, and—for some assessments—even curriculum and professional development all shape whether assessment results mean what they are supposed to mean. Ignoring those connections can leave assessment programs with evidence of compliance but little insight into how well the system actually works.