How will I know if my child is ready for college?
This blog post originally appeared in the Data Quality Campaign’s blog, The Flashlight. “How will I know if my child is ready for college?”This is a question I heard a few weeks ago from a parent in a...
View ArticleMy journey as an instructional leader—lessons learned
As Polk County’s Jared Bigham makes the transition from principal to instructional leader, follow his posts on the SCORE Sheet to find out what that change really means.When I announced to my teachers...
View ArticleTennessee leads the way in using data to improve the teacher pipeline
Tennessee has done the work to earn DQC’s state Action 9, and is currently one of only six states to have done so. Bravo, Tennessee!What does that mean, you ask?Every year, DQC analyzes states’...
View ArticleTeachers should not have to wing it when it comes to data
I recently got engaged to be married, which is a very exciting time, and also one filled with lots of details and questions to consider. In order to start planning a wedding, and navigating all the...
View ArticleCommunicating the Data Message: Teacher Effectiveness
Sometimes talking about the data implications of education policy can be tricky. In fact, I’ll be honest, trying to explain what I do at DQC to most people causes their eyes to glaze over. Bring up...
View ArticleLeading Tennessee to the Top: 2013 Leadership Summit
We all know that there are dozens of factors that significantly impact student success. When we do just a bit of digging, we know that when it comes to in-school factors, effective teaching and...
View ArticleStandardized Testing Gives Teachers Important Insight
We’re at the time of year where test data are starting to come out. The targeted interventions are over, the posters about remembering to eat and sleep are off the walls as the school goes through its...
View ArticleStatement from SCORE on 2012-13 Tennessee TCAP Results
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) released the following statement today from Jamie Woodson, President and CEO, on statewide results for the 2012-13 Tennessee Comprehensive...
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Data Tell Fuller Story of Tennessee’s NAEP Performance
Tennessee set an ambitious goal in 2009 for our education system to be the fastest-improving among all states. The results are in: Tennessee students in fourth and eighth grade surpassed their peers...
View ArticleData … the Road to Educational Success
Before going on a vacation or beginning a trip, we map out a route and have a plan as to how we are going to get there, what we are going to do, and how we are going to do it. Education is no...
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