Throughout the United States today, school systems are addressing the growing public demand for accountability and excellence. A majority of states now have adopted some form of state-wide educational standards; in turn, these states are all requiring some form of accountability-based testing of students to monitor their achievement of identified standards.

In the Prince George's County Public Schools--like all Maryland districts--two major assessment initiatives guide and inform the accountability process: i.e., the Maryland School Assessments and the State High School Assessments, based upon new high school standards called the Core Learning Goals.

This site is under construction to provide the latest and most up-to-date information about these assessment initiatives.

www.mdk12.org