Welcome to the Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Team Webpage
The Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Team provides leadership, service, and support to help all learners become contributing and fulfilled members of society by:
- Providing leadership, content expertise, and technical assistance related to teaching, learning, and assessment;
- Coordinating processes to develop and implement content-specific standards for grades K-12;
- Designing, developing, and facilitating learning experiences for students and educators;
- Establishing and fostering strategic partnerships among state agencies, nonprofit organizations, postsecondary education institutions, and/or business and industry partners;
- Collaborating with and advising other NDE teams and the Nebraska State Board of Education on matters related to teaching, learning, and assessment.
The Nebraska Literacy Project
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is launching The Nebraska Literacy Project to meet the Nebraska Revised Statute 79-2607 requirement to establish a professional learning system related to evidence-based reading instruction.
The Nebraska Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Program
In August 2024, the Nebraska Department of Education was awarded a federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant. The total award of $55 million spans five years. The purpose of the CLSD Program is to advance literacy and pre-literacy skills for students from birth to grade 12, with emphasis on disadvantaged children, including children living in poverty, English learners, and children with disabilities. The Nebraska CLSD Program will support the NebraskaREADS initiative, which was launched in 2018 in response to the requirements and practices outlined in the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act.
Learn more about this program on the Nebraska CLSD Website.