Bell-Ellwanger: HS Students Need Good Data to Plan Their Futures. Here’s How to Help
DQC President Jenn Bell-Ellwanger discusses some of DQC’s key findings from this year’s national public opinion polling
Education Data Legislation in 2022: What Happened in States?
In 2022, state legislators crafted new policies that govern the use of data from early childhood through workforce.
New National Polling Highlights That Students and Superintendents Alike Want Access to Data
DQC's 2022 polling shows that superintendents and students want access to more data.
Show Me the Data 2022: States Have Lost Momentum on Improving Report Cards
Show Me the Data 2022 calls on states to recommit to transparency and on federal leaders to help states…
Bell-Ellwanger: Time to Reimagine State Data Systems So Kids & Families Can Get Services They Need, from Early Childhood to K-12, Postsecondary, the Workforce and Beyond
DQC President Jenn Bell-Ellwanger announces the launch of the Data Champions Collaborative.
Toward a Better Measure: It’s Time to Rethink Free and Reduced-Price Lunch as a Measure of Student Need
Accurate student disadvantage data requires the use of better measures.
Legislative Action to Support Data Use during Recovery Must Rely on Best Practices
This year legislators faced questions on the pandemic's impact on students, educators, and schools.
Bell-Ellwanger: Test Data Are Essential for Figuring Out How to Help Students — But Most States Aren’t Releasing Their Results. That Needs to Change
DQC President Jenn Bell-Ellwanger discusses the importance of releasing student assessment results.
New Polling Highlights Disconnects in Perceptions of Data Use that Threaten COVID-19 Recovery
DQC's 2021 polling shows what parents and principals think about data use.
New Data Quality Campaign Tool Details How to Build Trust in Data, Find Solutions to Help Individuals Succeed
Stakeholders at all levels can use the information in this resource to do their part to build public trust in…
Show Me the Data 2021: In a Year like No Other, State Report Cards Remained the Same
States should have used report cards to keep communities informed about how the pandemic affected student learning.
Bell-Ellwanger: Call to Action — the Data Moment Has Arrived. Education Advocates Must Seize It to Improve Learning for the Students of Today and Tomorrow
DQC President Jenn Bell-Ellwanger challenges advocates think bigger about their data work.
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