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DQC’s blog is your source for news, perspectives, and thought leadership from DQC staff and partners in the world of education data.

08.21.17
If You Want Personalized Learning, Don’t Forget about Data
Many schools and districts are already implementing their visions of personalized learning. DQC’s Executive Vice President Paige Kowalski gives her…
08.08.17
The Key to Improving Teacher Prep: Data Sharing and Collaboration
Teacher preparation cannot exist in a silo. In this guest post, high school teacher John E. Clark reflects on his…
08.01.17
#TimeToAct17: Put Data in the Hands of People
DQC’s Director of Strategic Initiatives Evan Omerso shares his reflections from the Twitter conversation DQC hosted for the release of…
05.18.17
A Reason to Celebrate the ESSA State Plans
DQC's Paige Kowalski reflects on ESSA and the opportunities it provides for states to demonstrate how they are using their…
04.04.17
A Change at the Data Quality Campaign
Aimee Rogstad Guidera, founding president and CEO of DQC, is stepping down after 12 years. In this post, she reflects…
12.16.16
Powering Education Improvement and Innovation while Protecting Student Privacy
Dan Goldhaber of the Center for Education Data & Research joins DQC's Aimee Guidera to provide recommendations for improving student…
12.08.16
Good Guidelines Can Foster Growth: A Teacher's Perspective on ED Teacher Prep Regulations
Teacher David Edelman offers his perspective on the teacher workforce, and the value of increasing transparency and accountability between…
09.29.16
Maryland Makes Data Work in Early Childhood
DQC’s Elizabeth Dabney explores how the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) looked to data to answer critical questions about…
09.13.16
Districts and States Put Data to Work with Future Ready Framework
DQC’s Rachel Anderson details how the Future Ready framework identifies resources and best practices that help teachers incorporate a successful…
09.07.16
How DQC’s Four Policy Priorities Would Have Helped Me: A Former Teacher’s Perspective
A former Detroit educator, Alaina Dague recently completed a Leadership for Educational Equity Policy and Advocacy Fellowship at the Data…
09.07.16
Democratize Data
DQC President and CEO Aimee Rogstad Guidera recommends several ways the next administration can change education data use to serve…
08.17.16
Nashville Strategically Uses Data in Its Afterschool Programs to Improve Outcomes for Youth
In this co-authored post, DQC’s Brennan McMahon Parton and Erika Pierson from the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth,…

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