Introduction A data analysis protocol is an essential tool to analyze data as a group. As I discussed in an earlier post, there is great value in involving all stakeholders in local data analysis and decision making. There are many…
Introduction: I have long been a proponent of innovative ways to use data in education. I feel that data usage in the education sector still lags behind that of other industries. Because our students deserve it, we should maximize the…
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It may sound obvious, but students are the primary stakeholders in education. It’s not the teachers, it’s not the administrators, it’s not the parents…it’s the students. They are the reason that everyone has gathered in a school building for 8…
Introduction In 2002, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was passed by the Bush Administration, marking a pivotal moment for education data in the United States. Though controversial in many ways, NCLB sparked a golden age of data-driven education…
Education research jobs are under attack. Until recently, I was employed as a senior technical assistance consultant with a large education research nonprofit. My job was to take the research that was generated by my researcher-counterparts and to apply it…
If you’re here because you are interested in becoming a high school teacher, then you are making an incredible choice! Teaching is one of the most rewarding careers, allowing you to shape young minds and make a real difference. I…
In my experience, I’ve never seen anyone argue that the education system is perfect as is. A system as essential and complex as education in the US will, of course, have rough edges that need to be ironed out. We…
Standards-based grading (SBG) is an innovative grading system that directly measures and reports student mastery of specific learning standards, rather than providing a single cumulative grade for an entire subject. Unlike the traditional A-F grading scale, SBG focuses on assessing…
