1 The Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA) recognized that standardized testing—often biased by narrow-minded questions and an overemphasis on scores—fails to accurately capture student learning outcomes, and is a poor predictor of future success. The partnership seeks to provide more accurate and useful data about school quality, close pernicious opportunity gaps, and prepare all students for college, career and life. The consortium partners with public schools and teacher unions from Attleboro, Boston, Lowell, Milford, Revere, Somerville, Wareham and Winchester, MA. Through active MCIEA membership, these districts administer professional learning opportunities for teachers, school coaching, student and teacher climate surveys, community focus

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