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Improving Early Education Programs through Data-based Decision Making
This working paper presents five options for studying program effectiveness for state-funded preschool programs, including providing estimated costs for each evaluation. Published by: National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) Improving […]
Preparing Teachers to Engage Families Around Student Data
This 2011 article features the Director of Community Education at Creighton School District in Arizona, who describes how Creighton prepares teachers and parent liaisons to share student data with families […]
Holding Schools Accountable: Using Data to Engage Parents in School Improvement Efforts
This 2011 article shares the author’s experience using data to engage families around school improvement efforts. Published by Harvard Family Research Project Holding Schools Accountable: Using Data to Engage Parents […]
Tips for Administrators, Teachers, and Families: How to Share Data Effectively
This 2013 guide provides tips for administrators, teachers, and families for best ways to informally share student data to strengthen family–school partnerships and promote student learning. Published by Harvard Family […]
Data Sharing Through Parent Portals: An Exploration of Parental Motivation, Data Use, and the Promise of Prolonged Parent Involvement.
This 2013 article discusses a study on how and why parents used an SIS portal. It provides a brief overview of what a Student Information System (SIS) is and recommendations […]
Making Data Meaningful
This 2013 article provides commentary on how the conversations people are having about education data have changed. It provides key components of effective data-sharing practices. Published by Harvard Family Research […]
ARIS Parent Link: Five Lessons in Linking Families to Student Data Systems
This 2010 article discusses lessons learned from NYC’s Achievement Reporting and Innovation System (ARIS) Parent Link data system. ARIS is an online platform that provides teachers and parents access to […]
Breaking New Ground: Data Systems Transform Family Engagement in Education
This 2011 issue brief discusses how the family-school-community relationship can be strengthened through effective data sharing and how policy can support the creation of a data pathway for families. Published […]
Modeling Change in Large-Scale Longitudinal Studies of Educational Growth: Four Decades of Contributions to the Assessment of Educational Growth
This 2012 paper documents the innovations developed during more than 30 years of working with longitudinal studies based on national samples. In addition to describing these innovations, it provides their […]