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3 ways our district avoids data overload

May 15, 2018 by Debbie Clark and Stephanie Williamson

Schools give many tests throughout the year to identify students’ skills and gaps in their learning, including universal screening, diagnostic, formative, interim, and summative assessments. These tests generate…

Beyond ESSA: How to use your data to make informed decisions

April 10, 2018 by Mike English

The deadline has passed for states to submit final Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans. Now it’s up to school districts to figure out how to capture and…

Want to put your data into action? Here’s how!

April 6, 2018 by Brian Sharp

Classroom assessments represented a nearly $1.6 billion market in 2017, and that market is expected to grow by 30 percent through 2020. In fact, classroom assessment now makes…

The 2 dashboards that will get teachers to use data

September 7, 2015 by By Michelle Hall

How do you get teachers to use data? Here's how one district cut the fluff and zeroed in on what's really important.

Tips on preparing school data for the unexpected

October 1, 2013June 18, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

While student safety remains schools’ top priority during threats of natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes, school administrators and IT leaders must also ensure that they take…

How three districts are tracking student data

June 18, 2013April 3, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Education stakeholders and reformers increasingly focus on data to help inform instruction and offer clues on student achievement patterns, and a partnership among three organizations aims to help…

Launching a district data warehousing project

January 28, 2014March 7, 2013 by By Betty Weycker

A redesign of a school district’s information systems is always a challenge, but Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) was further complicated by rapid growth, changing demographics and school choice.…

Nine templates to help educators leverage school data

November 5, 2013January 7, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Educators and administrators are collecting an enormous amount of data about the progress of their students and schools. Now that this information has been collected, how can it…

Reports highlight need for data mobility

January 20, 2014November 30, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Educational data must follow students as they cross state lines, and policy makers must be equipped with the tools needed to ensure that teachers, students, and parents have…

More training is key to better school data use

January 20, 2014November 16, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Schools and districts have come a long way in gathering and analyzing data to help boost student achievement, but according to a new report from the Data Quality…

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

Turning Data into Achievement

Want to put your data into action? Here’s how!

The 2 dashboards that will get teachers to use data

Tips on preparing school data for the unexpected

How three districts are tracking student data

Launching a district data warehousing project

Nine templates to help educators leverage school data

Reports highlight need for data mobility

More training is key to better school data use

Flinn Scientific Launches New Contest for STEM Educators in Celebration of Mole Day

Digital Magazines Now Available to K-12 Schools Worldwide in Sora Reading App

iTutor’s Virtual Quarantine Classroom Offers Educational Lifeline for COVID-Affected South Carolina and New York Students

Discovery Education Continues Supporting Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Hundreds of No Cost Daily Activitie

Dynamic New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Help Students Explore STEM in the World Around Them

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