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Learn more about Smarter Balanced’s latest assessment resources and releases, and updates around supports available to schools, districts, and member states.

Smarter Balanced Extends Deadline for K-2 Literacy and Dyslexia Screener RFQ

Santa Clara, CA, July 3, 2025 — Smarter Balanced has extended the deadline for its Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking to identify organizations with high-quality K-2 literacy and dyslexia screeners for the purpose of organizational collaboration. The new deadline for responses is Monday, July 28, 2025 at 2 p.m. Pacific. Originally issued on Monday, June…

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Smarter Balanced Issues Request for Qualifications for K-2 Literacy and Dyslexia Screener

Santa Clara, CA, June 9, 2025 — Today, Smarter Balanced, a member-led assessment consortium serving students in math and English language arts (ELA) in grades 3-12, has released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking organizations for a grades K-2 literacy and dyslexia screener collaboration. The effort aims to strengthen alignment between early learning and later-grade…

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Smarter Balanced Request For Qualifications (RFQ)

Smarter Balanced Seeking Potential Technology Partners Through Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is soliciting information via a request for qualifications (RFQ) from organizations that are interested in collaborating to improve teaching and learning. Submissions are due February 8, 2021.

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Smarter Balanced Seeking Potential Partners Through Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Process

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is soliciting information via a request for qualifications (RFQ) from organizations that are interested in collaborating to improve teaching and learning. Submissions are due February 8, 2021.

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