New Standards Project and Key Philanthropic Organizations §

Summary §

The community is centered around the New Standards Project (NSP), which was instrumental in enhancing educational assessments in the United States from 1991 to 1999. It involves key organizations such as Pew Charitable Trusts and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that provided necessary funding, and notable individuals like R.C. Wei who contributed significant research related to performance assessments.