Research, Accountability, and Assessment
Additional Resources

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
http://www.aera.net
AERA is the most prominent international professional organization, with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application.

American Society of Quality (ASQ)
http://www.asq.org
The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is the world's leading authority on quality. Today manufacturing remains a core of ASQ's activities, but ASQ also has established itself as a champion of quality in education. healthcare, the service sector, and government.

Electronic Statistics Textbook
http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/Stathome.html
This Electronic Statistics Textbook offers training in the understanding and application of statistics. A glossary of statistical terms and a list of references for further study are included.

MDK12.org
http://www.mdk12.org
This Web site has been created to help schools analyze their state assessment data and guide them in making data-based instructional decisions that would support improved performance for all students.

Maryland Report Card
http://www.mdreportcard.org
The Maryland Report Card is a collection of data compiled on an annual basis to provide information on school performance to all education stakeholders; provide information to support school improvement efforts; and to provide accountability at the state, school system, and school level on reporting educational progress.

Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde
The official Web site of the Maryland State Department of Education

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas.

National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)
 http://nces.ed.gov/
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.