This 2013 document is a standard of best dissemination practices for subscribing nations to guide the public release of economic information but the principles can be applied to special education […]
The Special Data Dissemination Standard
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The K-12 Reform Agenda: Challenges and Opportunities for Early Childhood Education
This 2013 session explores how recent state education reforms (e.g., Common Core, teacher evaluation, assessments) can challenge research-based early learning practices and policies and provide opportunities for early childhood and […]
Expanding the National Tool Box for Measuring Part C Participation Rates: Feasibility and Utility of the Birth Cohort Methodology
This 2013 session presents the progress in its examination of the viability of using a birth cohort methodology as another measure of Part C participation. Presented at the Improving Data, […]
Promising Practices for Incorporating IDEA Birth-Five Programs in State Professional Development Systems
This 2013 session provides information about a variety of approaches used by Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grantees to integrate IDEA programs in their professional development systems development. […]
Key Fiscal Tools and Indicators to Include in Early Childhood Data Collections
This 2013 session provides an overview on the types of finance data that states should be collecting for short-term planning and long-term projections as well as alternatives for collecting such […]
Creating a Culture of Data: Focus on People
This 2013 session provides an overview of the Data Quality Campaign’s 2012 document, “Focus on People to Change Data Culture,” that presents national trends in states’ progress on building and […]
How Can Partnerships with Higher Education Help Your State Agency Use Early Childhood Data for Decision-Making?
This 2013 session highlights successful collaborations in Ohio to illustrate the value of partnering with universities in bringing together state and local early childhood data to answer key policy questions […]
Five Steps for Structuring Data-Informed Conversations and Action in Education
This 2013 facilitation guide shows education data teams how to move beyond simply reporting data to applying data to direct strategic action. The guide walks data teams through five key […]
Can We Reverse the Wrong Course on Data and Accountability?
This 2013 report discusses the current use of data in U.S. education and the implications of its use. The report asserts measures of learning are usually limited in number and […]
Findings from the 2013 Early Care and Education Data Systems Survey
This 2013 presentation shares selected findings from recent Early Childhood Data Collaborative national survey of states and jurisdictions about their data systems. Presented at Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference in […]