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Best practices for determining accommodations for students
September 12, 2025
For educators working with multilingual learners with disabilities, choosing the right accommodations on WIDA assessments can feel complicated. New research sheds light on how educators make these decisions, challenges they face and how best practices can support students in showing what they know and can do.
WIDA announces 2025–2026 WIDA Fellows cohort
September 2, 2025
WIDA is excited to welcome new and returning WIDA Fellows for 2025–2026. The program, launched in 2019, brings expert educators and WIDA staff together in a collaborative effort to enhance the development of WIDA products and services.
Experts answer WIDA Language Charts questions
August 27, 2025
WIDA experts answer questions from educators about the relationship among the WIDA Language Charts, WIDA ACCESS and end of unit classroom assessment.
News Release: Grazzia Mendoza selected for Women in Higher Education Fellowship
August 27, 2025
WIDA is thrilled to announce that WIDA researcher Grazzia Mendoza has been selected as one of only 20 fellows worldwide for the Women in Higher Education Fellowship.
Behind the scenes of WIDA ACCESS
August 14, 2025
Test developers made behind-the-scenes changes to WIDA ACCESS for the 2025-2026 school year.
What to know as you head back to school for 2025-26
August 11, 2025
This back-to-school guide tells you everything you need to know to assess, teach and grow with WIDA this school year.
Educators share what they’ve learned from students
August 6, 2025
We asked educators at the 2024 WIDA Annual Conference what they’ve learned from students. Here’s what they said!
What to know: WIDA assessments in the 2025-2026 school year
August 5, 2025
Learn about what’s new with WIDA ACCESS, WIDA MODEL and WIDA Screener in the 2025-2026 school year.
News Release: WIDA welcomes Dorene Uhrich as Chief Operating Officer
July 28, 2025
WIDA is pleased to announce that Dorene Uhrich has been named the organization’s new chief operating officer.
WIDA MODEL Online has moved to a new test platform
July 17, 2025
WIDA MODEL Online has moved to a new platform and now offers improved accessibility, usability and efficiency to the testing experience.