Should educators and parents of children who have partaken of NWEA to asses Math and Reading in elementary schools be worried?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) said today that it’s planning to buy out the assets and brand identity of NWEA, a not-for-profit organization that provides assessment and other solutions (including its flagship MAP Growth assessments). (source)
MAP is described in this way:
MAP Growth is the most trusted and innovative assessment for measuring achievement and growth in K–12 math, reading, language usage, and science. It provides teachers with accurate, actionable evidence to help inform instructional strategies regardless of how far students are above or below grade level. It also connects to the largest set of instructional content providers, giving educators flexibility in curriculum choices. (source)
Time to revisit PPRA?
I don’t see Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt at this list of members for the Student Data Privacy. But they do appear as a signatory on this list:
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