Universal Preschool? Not without Data!
“Study after study shows that the sooner a child begins learning, the better he or she does down the road. . . . Tonight, I propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every...
View ArticleAre 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...
View ArticleUsing Federal Resources to Develop Workforce Data Systems
At a time when roughly 12 million Americans are unemployed and searching for work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that millions of job openings remain unfilled due to a lack of qualified...
View ArticleEdData Privacy Update 6/13/2014
Parents and students, teachers, school leaders, and state and federal policymakers all need education data to make good decisions to improve student achievement. But just because different people use...
View ArticleEdData Privacy Update 6/20/2014
When it comes to building trust with parents and the public, open communication around how education data are being safeguarded and used ethically plays an important role. State and local education...
View ArticleRecap: June Congressional Hearing on Educational Data and Privacy
The House Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Representative Todd Rokita (R-IN), and Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Security Technologies (chaired by Representative...
View ArticleNew Report Highlights the Role of Data in My Brother’s Keeper Program
Jason Nicewicz is an intern with the Data Quality Campaign’s Federal Policy team.A group of seven research centers recently released a joint report indicating areas of potential improvement for the My...
View ArticleWhite House Announces Multi-Pronged Approach to Student Data Privacy
Today President Obama announced three major initiatives designed to safeguard student digital data. While many specifics have yet to be announced, these initiatives are important and exciting,...
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