NWEA, formerly known as the Northwest Evaluation Association, is a research-based

not-for-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

that creates academic assessments for students pre-K-12. NWEA assessments are used by over 9,500 schools and districts in 145 countries. Its primary assessment product is the MAP Suite, a collection of formative and interim assessments that help teachers identify unique student learning needs, track skill mastery, and measure academic growth over time. By testing students three times over the school year, MAP assessments attempt to track student growth over time in order to help educators plan curriculum that matches a student’s ability, and provides a method of visualizing the student’s educational progression. In January 2023, it was announced that

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (; HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults. The company is based in the Financial Dist ...

had acquired NWEA and would operate as a division of HMH.

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