Why Does Student Data Matter?
States have made great progress on using education data to ensure that students, parents, and teachers can make decisions. We…
10 Things We Would Lose Without Data
This resource shares the implications of lacking good data in education.
Metro Nashville Students Define Goals and See Success with Data
Data access enables conversations conversations between leaders and students at Nashville Public Schools.
Supporting Students in Foster Care: Collaboration Between Education and Child Welfare Agencies Is Key
With access to current education data, education and child welfare agencies can work together to help students in foster…
Empowering Parents and Communities through Quality Public Reporting
Publicly reporting data is one of the most powerful ways states can promote transparency and accountability.
Empowering Parents with Data: Ensuring Parents Have Data to Make Informed Choices
Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district with a strong parents engagement strategy, exemplifying the kinds of district practices states can…
Empowering Parents with Data: Nashville's Data Chats
Watch Metro Nashville Public Schools family engagement strategy in Empowering Parents with Data: Nashville's Data Chats.
ESEA Reauthorization: Why Data Matter
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides an opportunity to transform how data is used in education.
Key Findings: Data for Action 2014
The 10 State Actions to Ensure Effective Data Use provide a roadmap for state policymakers to ensure quality data.
Providing Feedback to Teacher Preparation Programs (Data for Action 2014)
State leaders are increasingly focused on improving college and university programs that prepare teachers as a route to a high-quality…
Quality Public Reporting Informs Decisions, Empowers Action
Public reporting makes data about schools and districts—including enrollment, student performance, teacher effectiveness, and more—available to the public. These data…
Don't Make Decisions in the Dark: Local School Board Members
As a local school board member, you need to be able to access and use high-quality data to make good…
Federal Advocacy, Governance, Transparency
