On Tuesday, Sept. 17, AHS students began taking the NWEA tests, and it wouldn’t be the last one either. NWEA stands for the Northwest Evaluation Association, a nonprofit organization that states its purpose “to foster student growth through evidence-based assessment and learning solutions that respond to the needs of all learners.” According to the NWEA website, the organization has worked to help 6.2 million students across more than 50,000 schools. NWEA does this because “every kid deserves it.”