The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has released a technology strategy framework that describes minimum hardware specifications and basic bandwidth calculations for the implementation of the Smarter Balanced assessments during the 2014 - 15 school year. These minimum requirements will support the deployment of an innovative assessment system that will measure the depth and breadth of the Common Core State Standards. Smarter Balanced estimates that the majority of schools and districts in member states will be able to successfully administer the assessments with their
