Data-Driven Decisionmaking
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how educators use data to identify and address areas of opportunity
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Educators often refer to their Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) as "a culture" that should be deeply embedded in the school.
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There is a new paradigm shift in K-12 education. Technology and data have leapt forward, advancing in ways that allow educators to better support students while also maximizing their most precious resource – time. The
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By now, you’ve started the new school year and begun gathering new academic data on your learners from interim, summative, and perhaps even social and emotional learning (SEL) assessment sources. These data points help you
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Learning loss, learning disruption, unfinished learning - these are some of the most talked-about topics in education today. Recent studies confirm the widely held belief that students in both K-12 and Higher Education environments lost
Assessment
Opinion
To Keep Primary Students Learning and Growing, Start With Data
A district’s dedication to gathering and analyzing data provides stability in uncertain times.
Teaching
Opinion
Improving Instruction With Student Data
Three educators offer ideas on how they use student data to improve their instruction.
Teaching
Opinion
Using Data to Support Students
Three educators write about how they use data to improve their instruction.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
School Leaders: Here's What the Science Tells Us About Crisis Decisionmaking
Rather than get trapped by fear and anxiety over decisionmaking during the pandemic, school leaders should embrace what the research tells us, writes Yinying Wang.
Student Achievement
Opinion
Does Studying Student Data Really Raise Test Scores?
Many teachers believe that analyzing student testing data can boost performance, but research suggests otherwise, writes Heather C. Hill.
School & District Management
Kansas City Data-Sharing Effort Showcases Ballmer Group's Strategy
A $59 million investment in software developer Social Solutions aims to ease the flow of data among schools and social service providers.
Student Well-Being
After-School Programs Keep Learning Going With Student Data
Through a city-school partnership in Nashville, Tenn., after-school programs are using data to tailor lessons to students' learning needs.
Education
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Data-Driven Decisionmaking and Predicting Student Success?
Quiz Yourself: What are some of the barriers to data-informed instruction?
Career Advice
Opinion
How BIG Data Can Inform and Innovate HR in K-12 Education
In today's data-rich, technology-driven world, being a "data nerd" is cool. Even Harvard Business Review noted "data scientist" as one of the sexist jobs. While BIG data is making headlines globally, if used in appropriate ways, HR data can teach us a great deal about an individual's drivers and behavior, performance, needs, and their potential.
