/student-district-data Student & District Data en-US 2021 (c) 91Ö±˛Ą Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leaders/2025/meet-the-dei-leader-using-data-and-heart-to-foster-student-belonging A district's DEI director uses data and an approachable style to do his work despite a challenging political environment. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leaders/2025/meet-the-dei-leader-using-data-and-heart-to-foster-student-belonging /policy-politics/oklahoma-takes-step-to-require-parents-to-provide-schools-proof-of-citizenship/2025/01 Leaders in at least three states have made efforts to collect data on undocumented students, or outright ban them. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:41:13 GMT /policy-politics/oklahoma-takes-step-to-require-parents-to-provide-schools-proof-of-citizenship/2025/01 /policy-politics/trump-admin-lifts-ban-on-immigration-arrests-at-schools/2025/01 A new change ends a policy that mostly prohibited agents from making immigration arrests at schools and other spots where children gather. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:52:35 GMT /policy-politics/trump-admin-lifts-ban-on-immigration-arrests-at-schools/2025/01 /technology/close-to-a-worst-case-scenario-cybersecurity-expert-discusses-powerschools-data-breach/2025/01 The PowerSchool data breach is the latest in a series of high-profile cybersecurity incidents with K-12 vendors from the past few years. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:56:54 GMT /technology/close-to-a-worst-case-scenario-cybersecurity-expert-discusses-powerschools-data-breach/2025/01 /technology/what-schools-should-know-about-the-powerschool-data-breach/2025/01 The company this week notified districts of a hack that occurred Dec. 28. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:00:26 GMT /technology/what-schools-should-know-about-the-powerschool-data-breach/2025/01 /leadership/opinion-the-difference-between-data-and-evidence-what-school-leaders-need-to-know/2024/12 Data collection alone won't improve student learning. Here are 7 ways to take action. Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:51:10 GMT /leadership/opinion-the-difference-between-data-and-evidence-what-school-leaders-need-to-know/2024/12 /teaching-learning/inside-the-effort-to-shed-light-on-districts-curriculum-choices/2024/11 Few states make the information easily searchable. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:44:52 GMT /teaching-learning/inside-the-effort-to-shed-light-on-districts-curriculum-choices/2024/11 /teaching-learning/these-students-are-the-hardest-for-schools-to-track-after-graduation/2024/11 State education chiefs are working with the Pentagon to make students' enlistment data more accessible for schools. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:28:36 GMT /teaching-learning/these-students-are-the-hardest-for-schools-to-track-after-graduation/2024/11 /teaching-learning/what-new-research-shows-about-the-academic-success-of-former-english-learners/2024/11 A new study offers a more nuanced look at English learners' academic performance in high school by disaggregating data. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/what-new-research-shows-about-the-academic-success-of-former-english-learners/2024/11 /leadership/opinion-how-education-leaders-can-engage-with-teachers-about-data/2024/11 Data can help teachers and leaders understand which instructional moves to tackle now and which to use in the future. Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:39:42 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-education-leaders-can-engage-with-teachers-about-data/2024/11 /leadership/inside-school-districts-use-of-ndas-and-why-legal-experts-warn-caution/2024/10 Nondisclosure agreements can raise a number of legal considerations for districts. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:09:33 GMT /leadership/inside-school-districts-use-of-ndas-and-why-legal-experts-warn-caution/2024/10 /teaching-learning/why-are-states-so-slow-to-release-test-scores/2024/10 Nearly a dozen states still haven't put out scores from spring tests. What's taking so long? Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:42:37 GMT /teaching-learning/why-are-states-so-slow-to-release-test-scores/2024/10 /events/unlocking-the-full-power-of-fall-map-growth-data Maximize NWEA MAP Growth data this fall! Join our webinar to discover strategies for driving student growth and improving instruction. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:09:13 GMT /events/unlocking-the-full-power-of-fall-map-growth-data /leadership/opinion-we-started-running-our-school-district-like-a-business-heres-what-happened/2024/09 In education, we are focused on students, not widgets. Still, there are lessons to learn from a business mindset. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:09:43 GMT /leadership/opinion-we-started-running-our-school-district-like-a-business-heres-what-happened/2024/09 /leadership/what-cdc-safety-data-reveal-about-school-absenteeism-in-charts/2024/08 New federal data show a rising number of students feel unsafe at school. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:34:46 GMT /leadership/what-cdc-safety-data-reveal-about-school-absenteeism-in-charts/2024/08 /teaching-learning/why-do-literacy-retention-policies-target-3rd-grade/2024/08 Literacy-related retention policies typically hold back students at the end of 3rd grade. Education experts offer insights into why. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:07:02 GMT /teaching-learning/why-do-literacy-retention-policies-target-3rd-grade/2024/08 /teaching-learning/college-success-algorithms-often-get-it-wrong-for-students-of-color/2024/08 New research shows the models used to predict higher education achievement could hurt students on both sides of the equation. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:42:24 GMT /teaching-learning/college-success-algorithms-often-get-it-wrong-for-students-of-color/2024/08 /policy-politics/is-the-federal-agency-that-tracks-school-data-losing-steam/2024/07 A new study of U.S. data agencies finds serious capacity problems at the National Center for Education Statistics. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:33:56 GMT /policy-politics/is-the-federal-agency-that-tracks-school-data-losing-steam/2024/07 /leadership/which-students-are-most-likely-to-be-arrested-in-school/2024/07 A student’s race, gender, and disability status all heavily factor into which students are arrested. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:49:53 GMT /leadership/which-students-are-most-likely-to-be-arrested-in-school/2024/07 /technology/what-schools-need-to-know-about-these-federal-data-privacy-bills/2024/04 Congress is considering at least three data-privacy bills that could have big implications for schools. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:24:22 GMT /technology/what-schools-need-to-know-about-these-federal-data-privacy-bills/2024/04 /policy-politics/opinion-is-education-research-too-political/2024/04 Outgoing Institute of Education Sciences Director Mark Schneider laments politicization at the Ed. Department—and in academia writ large. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-is-education-research-too-political/2024/04 /leadership/opinion-teacher-collaboration-often-means-analyzing-student-data-to-boost-learning-but-does-it-work/2024/03 For this professional development to be effective, teachers need a blame-free, action-oriented protocol, writes a longtime data coach. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:43:35 GMT /leadership/opinion-teacher-collaboration-often-means-analyzing-student-data-to-boost-learning-but-does-it-work/2024/03 /policy-politics/using-ai-to-guide-school-funding-4-takeaways/2024/03 One state is using AI to help guide school funding decisions. Will others follow? Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:54:19 GMT /policy-politics/using-ai-to-guide-school-funding-4-takeaways/2024/03 /leadership/most-schools-have-early-warning-systems-how-well-do-they-work/2024/02 A study finds that one such system prevented absenteeism among some students but not others. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:09:31 GMT /leadership/most-schools-have-early-warning-systems-how-well-do-they-work/2024/02 /leadership/next-naep-to-take-deeper-look-at-povertys-connection-to-students-achievement/2024/02 Researchers say the new measure could yield a more accurate reading of how family income affects students' test scores. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:52:22 GMT /leadership/next-naep-to-take-deeper-look-at-povertys-connection-to-students-achievement/2024/02 /teaching-learning/nuanced-accountability-would-help-english-learners-new-research-shows-how/2024/02 A new report offers suggestions on how states can approach federal accountability measures with more nuance for English learners. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:27:40 GMT /teaching-learning/nuanced-accountability-would-help-english-learners-new-research-shows-how/2024/02 /leaders/technology/why-one-tech-leader-prioritizes-explaining-student-data-privacy-to-teachers/2024/02 Jun Kim, the director of technology for an Oklahoma school district, helped build a statewide database of vetted learning platforms. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:01:00 GMT /leaders/technology/why-one-tech-leader-prioritizes-explaining-student-data-privacy-to-teachers/2024/02 /leadership/5-ways-schools-can-find-homeless-students-that-they-might-overlook/2024/01 As numbers of homeless children surge, new research shows how schools can do a better job of finding them. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:29:49 GMT /leadership/5-ways-schools-can-find-homeless-students-that-they-might-overlook/2024/01 /events/webinar/strategies-for-more-effective-progress-monitoring Learn practical, evidence-based strategies for improving school-wide acceptance and use of progress monitoring data. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:00:19 GMT /events/webinar/strategies-for-more-effective-progress-monitoring