National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Description
Provides national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities and students who are English learners (ELs). NCEO has a rich set of reports and other publications on a range of topics related to educational outcomes of students. It receives funding from the federal government, states, and several other organizations.
- Director
- Sheryl Lazarus
- Contact
- Sheryl Lazarus
- Website
- nceo.info
- Funder
- Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
Staff
Product
Topics
- Education practices (K12 and transition)
- Dropout prevention and student engagement
- Inclusive education
- Academic standards
- Family engagement
- Assistive/adaptive technology
- Instructional strategies
- Literacy
- Paraprofessional and teacher development
- Student learning strategies
- Transition planning
- IEP development
- Accommodations and supports
- Community life
- Civil rights
- Self-advocacy and self-determination
- Specific life stage
- Children
- Adolescents and young adults
- Culture and diversity
- Cultural competence
- English language learners (ELLs)
- Immigrants
- Employment and postsecondary education
- Preparing for postsecondary education
- Educational accountability and assessment
- Accommodations and supports
- Accountability
- Assessment (large-scale, alternate)
- Diplomas and Graduation Requirements
- IDEA
- State Performance Plans and Annual Performance Reports (SPP/APR)
- Evaluation of education programs
- Progress monitoring
- Assessment of individuals
- Public reporting
- Quality outcomes
- English Learners with Disabilities
- Accessibility & Accommodations
- Assessment Participation
- Assessment Reporting
- Blind/Visual Impairments
- College & Career Ready Standards
- Content Areas
- Deaf/Hearing Impairments
- Educator Evaluation
- English Learners
- Flexibility Waivers
- Instruction
- Intellectual/Cognitive Disability
- Learning disabilities
- Out-of-Level Testing
- Parents & Families
- Policy
- Standards and Accountability
- Standards-based IEPs
- State Surveys
- Students with Disabilities
- Teacher Evaluation
- Technology-based Assessments
- Test Design
- Test Security
- Universal Design
- Specific disability
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Emotional/behavioral disorder (EBD)
- Hearing and/or vision loss
- Intellectual/developmental disability (IDD)
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health and/or chemical dependency
- Other health impairment
- Physical disability
Activities
- Research
- Training and professional development
- Technical assistance
- Evaluation
- Dissemination