Effective assessments can illuminate strengths, pinpoint learning gaps, and better guide education. This Spotlight will help readers evaluate effective ways to offer students feedback; examine how some states are transitioning to through-year testing models; hear from educators regarding pressure for student success on standardized tests; gain insights into data on student test results; review expert advice for improving assessments for English learners; and more. Articles in this Spotlight include: (1) Few Educators Say A-F and Numeric Grades Offer 'Very Effective' Feedback for Students (Alyson Klein); (2) States Eye Assessment throughout the Year as Frustration with Standardized Testing Mounts (Libby Stanford); (3) Determining the Right Literacy Intervention: Using Assessment to Guide Your Course (Susan Smartt); (4) Educators Feel Growing Pressure for Students to Perform Well on Standardized Tests (Libby Stanford); (5) Teachers Say Those Ubiquitous, Every-Few-Months Tests Don't Always Capture What's Taught (Sarah Schwartz); (6) What the Latest Student Test Results Reveal: 5 Things to Know (Sarah Schwartz); (7) Improving Assessments for English Learners: Advice from Experts (Ileana Najarro); (8) Grades and Tests Can Undermine Learning. Do They Have To? (Rick Hess); and (9) Let's Dump the Obsession with Standardized Testing (Larry Ferlazzo). [This Spotlight was sponsored by Voyager Sopris Learning.]