Like many states, Delaware has been collecting a broad range of education data for quite some time, data that could be used to conduct robust analyses and inform policy and practice. Until recently, however, the state lacked the analytic capacity to turn those data into useful information. You know the expression: Delaware was “data rich, but information poor.” Now, with the help of a data strategist, Delaware is transforming its data into useful information to make well-informed policy decisions.
Check out the video below to hear how a partnership with the Strategic Data Project enabled the Delaware Department of Education to turn the data already housed in its information system into useful information.
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