The document discusses next generation assessments that are aligned to the Common Core standards. It explains that the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is developing an assessment that will be used in California and other states to assess the Common Core. It describes the evidence-centered design framework used to develop the assessment, which focuses on ensuring each assessment item elicits evidence about the target standard that can be used to determine if a student has met the standard. It provides examples of assessment items at different levels of depth of knowledge and explains how Illuminate's assessment resources align with and support next generation assessments.