The Future of Assessment and Accountability (FOAA) Project - Phase 1
The National Urban League and UnidosUS have embarked on a project to reimagine K12 assessment and accountability. Often left out of national conversations that impact their lives, The Future of Assessment & Accountability (FOAA) project aims to uplift and center the voices of young people, their families and communities, educators, and youth development workers—particularly those from historically excluded groups. To do this, National Urban League and UnidosUS, in partnership with other organizations, hosted a series of listening sessions with a wide range of stakeholders, including experts in assessment and accountability, to shed light on the experiences, knowledge, and visions they have for a system of assessment and accountability that will improve educational experiences and outcomes for our youth.
As we focus on what's next for The Future of Assessment and Accountability (FOAA) Project
we invite you to read and reflect on our Phase 1 Final Report
The National Urban League and UnidosUS, in partnership with other organizations, carried out over 60 listening sessions and interviews. Our organizations also convened a series of roundtable sessions with education equity and civil rights leaders to identify common areas of agreement, divergence, and questions for the field as we look towards a more equitable system of assessment and accountability.
Broadening Perspectives Convening
Broadening Perspectives was an event culminating Phase 1 of our work. It was an opportunity to share findings from listening sessions (50) and interviews (12) and our series of roundtable sessions with civil rights and equity leaders. We brought people together to listen and learn from the perspectives often left out of education reform conversations. By centering the voices whose experiences have been on the receiving and often negative end of standardized tests and school accountability systems, we hope to provoke the thinking and actions of all stakeholders.
We welcome you to browse our event resources below. These resources include a report about our preliminary findings from the roundtable sessions. You can also access the Broadening Perspectives presentation decks and student videos, ann animated video series, and full and segment event recordings from the September 13th convening. You can learn more about the themes and analysis from the listening sessions and interviews. You can also learn more about the process and charge of the equity and civil rights leaders roundtables. Our Phase 1 Final Report is also available now!
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UnidosUS
UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. For more than 50 years, UnidosUS has united communities and different groups seeking common ground through collaboration, and that share a desire to make our country stronger.
National Urban League
The National Urban League is a historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization with over 90 affiliates serving 300 communities, providing direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than two million people nationwide.