After a decade of narrowly defined education accountability, how students, teachers, schools, and districts are measured is up for debate. From state waivers of No Child Left Behind Act requirements to new tests associated with the Common Core State Standards, it’s all on the table.

Please join us for a timely and important opportunity to learn how schools, districts, and communities across the nation are charting new paths to student- and learning-focused accountability during this time of transition, and how new approaches are making a difference in improving education.

Educators, policymakers, and business and community leaders at the forefront of this work will talk about how new accountability systems can improve schools and change the way we test students. These are not just dreams, but policies and strategies that already are in play that can inform education policy discussions at the federal, state, and local levels.

The conference will focus on three critical areas of accountability:

Creating accountability systems that improve education and foster meaningful learning,
The intelligent and equitable use of resources to drive continuous improvement, and
Ensuring professional accountability and excellence for teachers and school and district leaders.
The conference will bring together federal and state policymakers; school and district leaders; business, teacher, parent, and civil rights organizations; education foundations; and members of the media.

The conference is sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Sandler Family Foundation.