The Science State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) is dedicated to ensuring the
highest quality of instructional materials and assessments are available to state and local education agencies across the country.
Political leaders in Florida, including Gov. Robert Graham, are moving to carry out an unusual mandate contained in a major state education bill that calls for the creation of an interstate consortium «to enhance
the quality of instructional materials.»
Marc Tucker discusses the consolidation of the American textbook industry and its impact on
the quality of the instructional materials publishers now produce.
So, creating platforms to allow teachers to share the resources they have designed should drive up
the quality of instructional materials while also driving down their cost.
How Teachers Judge
the Quality of Instructional Materials: Selecting Instructional Materials, Brief 1 — Quality
By working as a team, everyone can improve
the quality of instructional materials.
Monitored the safety and
quality of instructional materials.