National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) focuses on the inclusion of students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities in instruction and assessments. The scope of NCEO’s work includes issues related to accessibility of assessments across the comprehensive assessment system including formative assessment practices, classroom-based assessments, diagnostic assessments, interim assessments, and summative assessments.
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Latest News and Publications
A Summary of the Research on the Effects of K–12 Test Accommodations: 2024 (NCEO Report 453)
This report summarizes research on testing accommodations for K–12 students with disabilities from 2024. The data shows a clear move toward qualitative studies of how schools use these tools, and what stakeholders think of them. This review provides key facts for experts who want to improve student support and testing.
NCEO Newsletter: February 2026 issue
This February issue of NCEO’s newsletter focuses on two new resources, a timely past product, and a popular section of our website, NCEO’s State Policies Webpage that is a centralized hub for locating state assessment manuals and other state accessibility information.
At a Crossroads: The Intersection of AT, AAC, and AI in the Education of Learners with Varied Needs
This report summarizes the key discussions and findings from a forum that brought together nearly 40 participants from State Education Agencies (SEAs), assessment vendors, and technology experts. The forum focused on the critical and rapidly accelerating intersection of Assistive Technology (AT), Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education.