Pertinent Organizations

The following are important links identified by DREAA which focus primarily on student assessment, program evaluation, institutional research, and accountability. Pertinent government-related links are also provided.

Student Assessment

• Authentic Assessment in Mathematics Home Page
• Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
• Curriculum-based Assessment/Measurement Resources (CBA and CBM)

Research and Evaluation

• Journals

  • Educational Researcher
  • Education Policy Analysis Archives
  • Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
    
    

• Labs and/or Research Centers

  • National Regional Educational Laboratories
  • Appalachian Educational Laboratory
  • Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS)
  • CRESST Home Page
  • Far West Laboratory
  • Federal Resource Center for Special Education (FRC)
  • Laboratory for Student Success
  • Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory
  • NEAG Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development
  • North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
  • Northeast and Islands Regional Laboratory
  • Northwest Regional Educational Lab
  • Southeastern Regional Vision for Education
  • Southeastern Educational Development Laboratory

Standards, Accountability, Government

• Standards and Accountability

  • Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education
  • Implementing Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Standards in Mathematics
  • National Center on Educational Outcomes
    
    

• Federal Government

  • Special: No Child Left Behind
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • National Center for Education Statistics
  • Institute for Education Science
  • U.S. Government Printing Office
    

• State and Local City

  • Maryland State Government
  • Maryland State Department of Education
  • Maryland Higher Education
  • Balitmore City
    
    

• Other

  • State Departments of Education
  • Council of Great City Schools

Professional Organizations

• American Educational Research Association (AREA)
• American Evaluation Association (AEA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Council of Great City Schools
• Joint Committee on Testing Practices
• National Association of Test Directors (NATD)
• National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
  
  
• Eastern Educational Research Association
• Hawaii Educational Research Association
• Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association
• Mid-South Educational Research Association
• Mid-Western Educational Research Association
• New England Educational Research Organization
• Southwest Educational Research Association
  
  
• European Educational Research Association
• Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
• British Educational Research Association (BERA)
• Consejo Mexicano de Investigación Educativa (Mexican Council of Educational Research)
• European Educational Research Association (EERA)
• European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
• Hong Kong Educational Research Association (HKERA)
• National Foundation for Educational Research (U.K.) (NFER)
• Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE)
  
  
• Afterschool Alliance
• American Association of School Administrators
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Council of Chief State School Officers
• Education Commission of the States
• Council for Exceptional Children
• National Association of Elementary School Principals
• National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• National Center for Urban Partnerships
• National School Boards Association
• National Science Teachers Association
• Rethinking Schools
• Teach for America

Other Significant Links

• Best Practices, Codes, Ethics

  • Code of Fair Testing Practices
  
  

• General Information (across categories)

  • ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
  
  

• Other School Districts with Similar Type Department Websites

  • Albuquerque Public Schools
  • Anchorage School District
  • Atlanta Public Schools
  • Austin Independent School District
  • Bloomington Public Schools
  • Boston Public Schools
  • Broward County Public Schools
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  • Chicago Public Schools
  • Denver Public Schools
  • Detroit Public Schools
  • District of Columbia Public Schools
  • Duval County Public Schools
  • Fresno Unified School District
  • Greenville County School District
  • Guilford County Schools
  • Hillsborough County School District
  • Houston Independent School District
  • Indianapolis Public Schools
  • Jefferson County Public Schools
  • Long Beach Unified School District
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Mesa Public Schools
  • Milwaukee Public Schools
  • Minneapolis Public Schools
  • Montgomery County Public Schools
  • New Orleans Public Schools
  • New York City Department of Education
  • Norfolk Public Schools
  • Oakland Unified School District
  • Omaha Public Schools
  • Portland Public Schools
  • Prince George's County Public Schools
  • Providence Public Schools
  • Sacramento City Unified School District
  • San Diego City Schools
  • San Francisco Unified School District
  • Seattle Public Schools
  
  

• Periodicals

  • Ed Daily
  • Education Week