It is with deep sadness that we write to inform you of the passing of our esteemed colleague and fellow Academy member, Dr. Courtney Cazden, who passed away on December 25, 2025. Below is a paraphrased excerpt from Cazden’s obituary on Legacy.com. Cazden was an...
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) and the Center for Assessment today release Implementing Balanced Assessment Systems: A Practical Guidebook for Districts & Schools. This critical guidebook will help school and district leaders as they tackle important...
Dr. Alfredo J. Artiles will serve a four-year term as President of the National Academy of Education (NAEd) beginning November 8, 2025. Artiles will succeed NAEd President, Carol D. Lee, who passed the leadership reins to Artiles during the NAEd Annual Meeting this...
Vivian Gadsden and Adam Gamoran Elected Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer; Amanda Datnow and Kevin Welner Join Board of Directors. The National Academy of Education (NAEd) is pleased to announce that its members have elected Dr. Vivian Gadsden as Vice President...
Yesterday, the National Academy of Education (NAEd) submitted a formal response objecting to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposal to no longer require states to report “Significant Disproportionality” data or alterations to their methodologies for calculating...
This week, the National Academy of Education (NAEd) submitted formal responses to two U.S. Department of Education Requests for Information (RFI)—addressing the modernization of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the Department’s priority of promoting...
