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
edCount and Synergy Enterprises Awarded Contract to Study Best Practices Of English-Learner Education Programs
edCount President Ellen Forte to Serve as Principal Investigator Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Education today announced it is awarding a...
edCount Associates Author Guide to Serving English Learners
edCount founder and President Dr. Ellen Forte and Policy Associate Molly Faulkner‐Bond have coauthored a new reference manual about serving English...
edCount Project Awarded a $1.6M Grant by U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it will award a $1.6 million Grant for Enhanced Assessment Instruments to the Washington State...
Recent Client Success
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