Founded by educators nearly 40 years ago, Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEATM) is a global not-for-profit educational services organization known for our flagship interim assessment, Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®). More than 7,400 partners in U.S. schools, districts, education agencies, and international schools trust us to offer pre-kindergarten through grade 12 assessments that accurately measure student growth and learning needs, professional development that fosters educators ability to accelerate student learning, and research that supports assessment validity and data interpretation.