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.
Educating All Learners Alliance: 5 Minutes with Data Quality Campaign on Assessments
DQC President and CEO Jenn Bell-Ellwanger discusses assessments.
Response From Civil Rights, Social Justice, Disability Rights, Immigration Policy, Business, and Education Organizations to the U.S. Department of Education’s Updated Guidance on Key ESSA Provisions in 2020–21
Forty-six organizations asked the U.S. Department of Education to not grant waivers to states to allow them to substitute local…
Clark and Koch: State of CTE: Data Quality in Perkins V State Plans
DQC's Jane Clark and Advance CTE's Christina Koch discuss states improving CTE and what still needs to be done.
Joint Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona Urging Rejection of Waivers to Annual State-Wide Assessment Requirements for the 2020-21 School Year
State leaders need accurate information on how students are performing to navigate this uniquely challenging time.
U.S. News & World Report: Measuring the Impact of the Coronavirus on Teachers, Students and Schools
DQC's Paige Kowalski comments on data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic, school reopening, and what comes next.
Bell-Ellwanger: Analysis: Spring Exams Are the Best Shot State Leaders Have at Knowing What’s Happening With Their Students
DQC President Jenn Bell-Ellwanger outlines what state leaders must keep top of mind as they think about 2021 spring…
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