WestEd, California's esteemed nonprofit, education research, development, and service agency, has teamed up with Edusoft, a leading California educational technology provider, to offer a uniquely powerful assessment platform to school districts. WestEd and Edusoft have combined resources to provide school districts with the tools and expertise they need to meet new requirements from the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
"This is the first time in our more than 35-year history that WestEd has ever formally partnered with a technology enterprise to offer solutions to school districts, administrators and teachers alike, but Edusoft has broken all the barriers. We're thrilled to be working together," said Glen Harvey, WestEd Chief Executive Officer.
"WestEd's unparalleled expertise in student assessment and data-driven decision making, and leadership in educational reform make working with this agency a very exciting opportunity," said Patrick Keegan, Edusoft Executive Vice President of Market Development, and former Deputy Superintendent of California's DOE.
Together, Edusoft and WestEd are working to make standards-based and data-driven instruction a reality for schools: