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
Ellen Forte and Diane Staehr Fenner Serve as Technical Advisors to Education Week’s Quality Counts 2009
edCount was pleased to have contributed two staff members to the Technical Advisory Panel for Education Week’s 2009 edition of its annual...
edCount Awarded Contract to Better Serve the Needs of ELL Educators
edCount, LLC, The George Washington University, and Barrera Associates, Inc., are pleased to announce that their team has been awarded the contract...
edCount Selected as Validity Evaluator for the District of Columbia Alternate Assessment
edCount has been named the Project Evaluator for the Validity Evaluation of the District of Columbia Alternate Assessment based on Alternate...
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