In July 2025, edCount and our partner, NCS Pearson Inc., were awarded a contract to support the Tennessee Department of Education in a five-year project to develop and support the administration of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP).
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Practice Areas
edCount’s practice areas reflect our commitment to improving the quality and accessibility of education for all students, including students with disabilities and English learners. We help our clients strengthen their:
- standards
- assessments
- curricula and instructional resources
- professional development and training practices, and
- policies and systems that support them
Standards, Assessment and Accountability
English Learners (ELs)
Students with Disabilities
Services Areas

Policy Analysis & Technical Assistance

Validity Evaluation & Technical Documentation

Test Design and Development

Educator Supports

Project Management
News
ED encourages common definition for ELLs, Education Daily
-- Excerpt from Education Daily's "ED encourages common definition for ELLs" article (January 20, 2011) ED sees state collaboration as a...
edCount Joins Expert Team in Developing Assessments for Students With Severe Cognitive Disabilities
Firm to Work with National Center on Educational Outcomes as Member of New National Center and State Collaborative Partnership Washington, D.C....
edCount Joins Partnership to Evaluate Use of Title I and II Funds and Their Implementation
Firm to Work with Westat, Inc., and Mathematica Policy Research in Measuring Approaches to College and Career Readiness Washington, D.C. –...
Leadership
“We are the go-to shop for federal, state, and local educators who want help with a variety of issues, all ultimately relating to the quality of student-teacher interactions. We are assessment geeks who care about instruction. We are policy wonks who care about practice. And we get along with everyone.”
Ellen Forte, Ph.D.
edCount CEO & Chief Scientist