Eight standards rolled out in 2006 by the Auditing Standards Board are sparking a cultural shift for auditors. The standards—Statement on Auditing Standards nos. 104–111—are designed to enhance ...

Aligned to the Common Core State Standards, the forthcoming tests from two nonprofit state assessment consortia—the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the Partnership for Assessment of ...

It was an interesting meeting over at the American Federation of Teachers today. The union’s committee on implementation of the common-core standards solicited input from the common-core writers and ...

Many facets of our daily lives depend on standards. Standards influence the products we use, the foods we eat, how we communicate, our means of travel, our modes of work and play, and many other ...

The ASIS SRA Standard offers an up-to-date and forward-looking comprehensive and systematic approach to identifying, analyzing, and evaluating security risks. Alexandria, VA (16 April 2024)—ASIS ...

Assessments based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are coming to many states. To date, 18 states have adopted NGSS. Other states have or are adopting new science standards that are ...

Computer-based testing gives 9-year-old Sailor Hulbert a headache. This year, she has to sit in front of a screen and click through questions three times instead of bubbling in a test booklet once.

The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort to apply nationalized academic standards across the United States, eschewing the disparate standards of the past. Forty-five states ...

California has invested heavily in standards and assessments. In poker terms, it has gone “all in” with the Common Core of State standards, this at a time when politicians in many states are running ...