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Empowering Parents DFA2012 Fact Sheet Released Today
We hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Today we continue our celebration of things we are thankful for by releasing our Empowering Parents fact sheet, part of our Data for Action 2012 policy...
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Improving College Choice DFA2012 Fact Sheet Released Today
Today we continue our Data for Action 2012 policy issue series with the release of our Improving College Choice fact sheet. This Thursday, December 6, at 2:00 p.m. EST, DQC will host an improving...
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Where Does Education Data Sit at the Dinner Table?
As the holidays creep closer, some of us might look forward to the peace that comes in January after the chaos of get-togethers, work parties, and family dinners. Many of us are also pining for that...
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Five Pressing Challenges to Effective Data Use: Challenge Two
In this blog series, the Data Quality Campaign (DQC) highlights five of the most pressing challenges to effective data use. Each day this week, DQC will share a challenge and its recommendation for how...
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Wearing My Teacher Hat and My National Policy Hat
I surprised myself by how eager I was to read the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Project results when a colleague forwarded an embargoed copy. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Three years...
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My Search for 52 State Report Cards
I would like to say that my recent search for all 50 state report cards, plus those of DC and Puerto Rico, ended with a nicely compiled list of 52 links to easily accessible, understandable data on...
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Timely Information Crucial to Helping At-Risk Students
Last week, I presented at the third annual Building a Grad Nation Summit. The meeting brought together educators, policymakers, and business leaders to discuss strategies on how to end the high school...
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My Three St. Patrick’s Day Wishes for Education
In 1956 my mother immigrated to the US from Ireland with an eighth-grade education. She met and married my high school graduate father, himself the son of Irish immigrants. Together they embarked on...
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Homework: Kids and Parents Hate It but Education Data Make It Better
Today kids and teachers are jumping for joy, staying out late, and enjoying the beautiful spring weather! Did I miss the end of the school year, you ask?! No, it’s “NO Homework Day!” And why is DQC...
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Empowering Parents with Education Data
If you’re anything like me, you wouldn’t dream of making a decision without thoroughly researching all your options first.Before I go to the movies, I check out Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, and IMDB to...
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The Box of Data under the Bed
I have two elementary school–aged boys (see the requisite Star Wars bedding and wall stickers in the photo below) who have been in some sort of education environment since they were two months old....
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One Parent’s Experience Using School Report Cards
I recently traveled to Albany, New York, to visit one of my best friends. We have been friends for almost 30 years, and it’s strange to me that someone calls her “Mom.” Her daughter is a carbon copy of...
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New Infographic on Data Literacy
DQC's Brennan McMahon introduces our latest infographic, on the power of responsible data use to improve outcomes for kids when paired with pedagogy, content knowledge, and professional judgment. Click...
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Katie Almost Repeats First Grade: A Tale About the Current Culture of Data Use
Last May one of my best friends called me in tears about her first grader. My friend tried to find the words to explain that her daughter Katie*—who loves animals and dreams of becoming a veterinarian...
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Data Access: A New Era of Parent and Community Engagement
This is a guest post by Sandra Moscoso, who runs the World Bank Finances Program by day and works on community efforts around education, active transportation, and open government by night. Sandra...
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Data and the Childcare and Development Block Grant
Earlier this year, Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Richard Burr (R-NC), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced the bipartisan Childcare and Development Block Grant Act of 2013...
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Detroit Hustles Harder
The phrase “Detroit Hustles Harder” popularized by a local clothing startup, has in many ways come to represent the city, as people of the region strive to revive its former glory.After decades of...
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New Fact Sheet on Empowering Parents with Data
We are continuing the celebration of our annual survey and analysis—Data for Action 2013!Today we release our fifth and final policy issue fact sheet, addressing empowering parents with education data....
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With More Data, Parents Can Make Better Decisions about Changes in Education...
This post, by Sandra Moscoso, originally appeared on Greater Greater Education.Most government decisions are imposed from above, with ordinary citizens having only limited knowledge of the data that...
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Parents Must Be Sure Education Data Use Is Effective and Safe
This is a guest post by Olga Garcia-Kaplan, the parent of three children, two of them school age, in an NYC public school where she is a member of the School Leadership Team representing families of...
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