Publicly Releasing State Assessment Results Is a Requirement for Supporting Students
States must maintain transparency and share comparable information about student progress.
Show Me the Data 2022 Deep Dive: Making Data Meaningful
From translations to visualizations, data is at its most useful when families are able to interpret and understand it.
Show Me the Data 2022 Deep Dive: Postsecondary Pathways
States should prioritize collecting and sharing information on all of a student’s postsecondary readiness opportunities.
Show Me the Data 2022
DQC’s annual review of state report cards explores how states use their most public-facing resource.
How State Leaders Are Using Data to Support Current Workforce Needs
With robust data systems, state leaders are able to answer their most pressing questions about workforce needs.
March 2022 Assessment Update: Using Data to Support Students
Assessment accountability is back for 2021–22.
Local COVID-19 Relief Spending Plans Reinforce Need for Data Transparency
Stakeholders need transparency in how ESSER funding is being used to understand how this historic investment impacts student outcomes and…
Parents Are Getting Access to Student Data, But How Can We Support Them to Use It?
Recognizing the importance of sharing information with families and getting them involved is a great foundation, but what does this…
Using Quality Data to Improve Dual Enrollment Outcomes
A key starting point to understanding the impact of dual enrollment among student populations is examining the gaps and limitations…
Time to Act 2021: Addressing Disconnects among Educator, School leader, and Parent Perspectives
Part 2 of DQC's Time to Act 2021, an annual wrap-up of the current state of education data use.
Time to Act 2021: Identifying Disconnects between Pre-Pandemic Data and Post-Pandemic Questions
Part 1 of DQC's Time to Act 2021, an annual wrap-up of the current state of education data use.
Montana’s Inclusive Data Collection Pilot Puts Tribal Communities at the Center
COVID-19 negatively impacted indigenous communities, exacerbating existing gaps in education and workforce.
Federal Advocacy, Governance, Transparency