The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) of the Education Department for the United Kingdom has invited Dr. Ellen Forte, CEO and Chief Scientist at edCount, to join its Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The STA is responsible for overseeing the national assessments for UK students in the grades that correspond to kindergarten through grade 6 in the United States. As a member of the STA-TAG, Dr. Forte will support the STA in ensuring that its practices meet professional standards for high quality assessment systems as established in The Professional Standards for Educational and Psychological Measurement (AERA, APA, NCME, 2014).
