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Dream a Data Dream: Why We Need Longitudinal Data
Back in 2005, when the Data Quality Campaign was first conceived, states, funders, and DQC partners envisioned a world where every state had built a robust statewide longitudinal data system. Back...
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Are We There Yet? The Quest for Sustainability
Flashback to November 2005 with me. The US Department of Education had just awarded the first Statewide Longitudinal Data System grants to states, the Data Quality Campaign was officially launched, and...
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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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Report Cards Aren’t Just for Students
If you remember your school-aged years (and if you’re now a parent) you know about report cards. Maybe you blamed your teacher for unacceptable grades. Maybe you were a straight-A student. The point is...
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Informed Decisionmaking in Practice: Connecting Data and Policy in Delaware
Lindsay Page is a senior research manager for the Strategic Data Project, housed at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University. In September 2013, she will join the faculty...
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Edwin Is the Man
“If you build it, they will come.” A nice idea, but unfortunately not always the case. This is the reason DQC’s 10 Actions even exist. States had built longitudinal data systems, but the information...
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Got Questions? Data Can Help
Whether you’re a parent, principal, policymaker, or member of the public or press, chances are you’ve got questions about your local school or district, questions like these: Is my school using money...
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Don’t Make Decisions in the Dark: Quality Public Reporting Informs Decisions,...
We use information to make decisions in most areas of our lives. I always filter my Amazon search results to only include products with customer ratings of four stars or up, and I never choose a...
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