Safeguarding Data: Federal Privacy Laws that Apply to Children and Education
This resource identifies federal policies that safeguard and protect the confidentiality of personal information. Although this list is not exhaustive,…
Empowering Parents with Data Fact Sheet
Parents can become empowered advocates for their children’s success in the classroom when they have access to data about their…
Providing High School Feedback: Using Data to Improve Students’ College and Career Readiness
Educators, administrators, and policymakers are all working to ensure that students graduate high school ready for success in college and…
Monitoring Chronic Absence Fact Sheet
Regular attendance is essential to succeeding in school, and chronic absence—missing excessive amounts of school for any reason—can cause students…
Supporting Early Warning Systems (Data for Action 2013)
Early warning systems combine multiple data points, translate them into predictive indicators based on research, and proactively communicate them to…
What Every Parent Should Be Asking about Education Data and Privacy
Schools and districts collect a lot of information about students. Parents should demand to get value out of this data.…
Meeting Policymakers’ Education Responsibilities Requires Cross-State Data Collaboration, Sharing, and Comparability
States have responsibilities to ensure that transferring students receive uninterrupted education and services, produce indicators that provide a complete picture,…
Alignment Between the DQC’s 10 Essential Elements and the America COMPETES Act’s 12 Elements
The one-page publication demonstrates the alignment amongst the DQC’s 10 Essential Elements, the 12 COMPETES Elements, and the results from…
Supporting Data Use While Protecting the Privacy, Security and Confidentiality of Student Information
This publication outlines three overarching responsibilities of state policymakers to protect the privacy, security and confidentiality of students’ personally identifiable…
Using Data to Improve Teacher Effectiveness
Policymakers across the nation are leading efforts to ensure that every classroom has an effective teacher. Faced with the need…
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