About Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is a state-led consortium that develops next-generation assessments to measure student progress toward college- and career-readiness. It is a multistate consortium awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Education in 2010 to develop an assessment system aligned to the Common Core State Standards by the 2014 to 2015 school year. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is comprised of educators, researchers, state and local policymakers, and community groups. It is based in the United States.