Benchmark Testing
Education Funding
Opinion
An Education Agenda for the Next President
Marc Tucker proposes an education agenda for the next president.
Assessment
Opinion
On Curriculum, Assessment and (Especially) Writing in the Modern Age
Marc Tucker discusses two different approaches to test construction.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
Time to Look Under the Park Bench
Marc Tucker explains what we can learn from international comparisons.
Assessment
Opinion
American Exceptionalism
Marc Tucker responds to the argument of American exceptionalism.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
International Benchmarking—Different from Conventional Research
Marc Tucker explains how the goals and methods of international education benchmarking differ from those of conventional education research.
Assessment
Opinion
Kick-Off
NCEE President Marc Tucker kicks-off his new blog, "Top Performers", and explains why international education benchmarking is so important.
Federal
Benchmark Assessments Offer Regular Checkups On Student Achievement
School districts worried about how students will perform on end-of-the-year state tests are increasingly administering “benchmark assessments” throughout the year to measure students’ progress and provide teachers with data about how to adjust instruction.