As part of DaSy’s commitment to advancing racial equity, we have assembled this special collection that encompasses a variety of data-related topics that intersect with equity, such as data collection, analysis, and reporting. These resources are designed for helping state Part C and Part B 619 staff in using data to identify and address racial disparities.
General or Comprehensive Resources
Join Heather Krause for Data Equity: How to Align Your Data with Your Mission on March 17thSession 4 of the IDIO Encore Virtual Series, will repeat the recording of We All Count’s Heather Krause’s Opening Plenary Data Equity: How to Align Your Data with Your Mission. ...Read more
How to Apply a Racial and Ethnic Equity Perspective in Research: Practical Guidance for the Research ProcessThis document is written for researchers but the guidance especially for data analysis and dissemination applies to Part C and Part B 619 staff using any data including IDEA administrative ...Read more
Equity in Early Childhood Data WebinarThis webinar will help Part C and Part B 619 staff with considering racial equity in several activities, including root cause analyses, development of improvement activities, development of critical questions ...Read more
A Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Throughout Data IntegrationPart C and Part B 619 staff can use the explicit, practical examples and guidance in this toolkit to craft their own strategies that help ensure racial equity is centered ...Read more
Principles for Advancing Equitable Data PracticePart C and Part B 619 staff can use this resource to examine and strengthen agency and organization data practices to align more closely with equity principles.Read more
Closing Keynote: Responding to the Moment: Harnessing Data to Promote EquityThis IDIO 2020 keynote provides Part C and Part B 619 staff with foundational concepts related to date and equity.Read more
Planning and Design
More Than Numbers: A Guide Towards Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Data CollectionThe guide is useful to staff who design program forms and surveys that involve the collection of disability, gender, or race/ethnicity information.Read more
Using Child Outcomes Data to Understand EquityPart C and Part B 619 staff can learn from the reflections of their peers on analyzing child outcomes data with an equity mindset.Read more
Data Collection
Introducing: Identify Sorting DialsPart C and Part B 619 staff can use the dials to support decision-making around how to collect, analyze and present data about sub-groups.Read more
Using Part C Family Outcomes Data to Examine Equity and RepresentativenessThis presentation can help Part C staff and other stakeholders gain strategies for identifying representativeness in response rates and how to ensure all families’ voices are represented in family survey ...Read more
Data Analysis
- Join Heather Krause for Data Equity: How to Align Your Data with Your Mission on March 17thSession 4 of the IDIO Encore Virtual Series, will repeat the recording of We All Count’s Heather Krause’s Opening Plenary Data Equity: How to Align Your Data with Your Mission. ...Read more
How Measuring Your Preschool Child Outcomes Data Quality Can Lead to Data Use for Better ResultsThis presentation can help Part C and Part B 619 staff understand the basic tenets of data quality and the consequences for data use, particularly when data quality differ by ...Read more
Data Leadership
Shaping Equitable Early Childhood PolicyPart C and Part B 619 staff can learn about strategies for engaging those impacted by data in decision making around planning, analyzing and sharing data.Read more
Pursuing Equity Through a Culture of Data UsePart C and Part B 619 staff can use the strategies in this presentation to develop their data leadership skills and gain confidence in asking important data equity questions.Read more
Using Data to Lead for Equity in Early ChildhoodThis presentation provides Part C and Part B 619 staff with an introduction to the importance of data leadership in promoting equity.Read more
The Power of Families at the Table: Using Data to Advance EquityPart C and 619 staff can use the tools and strategies in this webinar to define the role of families and community members on equitable data teams, engage families in ...Read more
Data Leadership – What it Means for EquityThis webinar calls on Part C and Part B 619 staff to use data to lead for equity and provides introductory guidance on how to do this.Read more
Data Use
- Join Heather Krause for Data Equity: How to Align Your Data with Your Mission on March 17thSession 4 of the IDIO Encore Virtual Series, will repeat the recording of We All Count’s Heather Krause’s Opening Plenary Data Equity: How to Align Your Data with Your Mission. ...Read more
Using and Communicating Data to Advance Racial Equity in Early Childhood PolicyPart C and 619 staff can use this webinar to: explore a definition of racial equity; how to use data to understand and combat racial disparities; and to communicate equitably ...Read more
The Consumer’s Guide to DataPart C and Part B 619 staff can use these tips to increase trust and clarity in publicly reported data and encourage appropriate use of data, particularly when data about ...Read more
Using Data from Families of Young Children to Advance Program EquityPart C and 619 staff can use the content in this session to address common issues with data about families. In particular, staff can learn how one state used a ...Read more
Data Visualization
The Ethics of Visualizing Data on RacePart C and Part B 619 staff can use this content to rethink their data visualization processes and tools in order to support racial equity.Read more
Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Analysis in Data VisualizationPart C and Part B 619 staff can use this resource to improve their data visualization especially when the data are identified by racial or ethnic groups.Read more
Language Guide
A Language Guide to Center Racial Equity in Education ResearchPart C and 619 staff can use this guide to examine potentially problematic terminology used in the field, and identify “an integrated vocabulary and protocol for developing, analyzing, evaluating and ...Read more
Critical Language Style GuidePart C and 619 staff can use this tool to develop an awareness for and use of critical language framework to promote equity.Read more
A Progressive’s Style GuidePart C and 619 staff can use this guide to identify language that is problematic and to use preferred language when referring to people.Read more
Research and Evaluation
Methodology MatrixPart C and Part B 619 staff can use this interactive tool with data teams and stakeholders to explore and determine the most appropriate methodologies for research or evaluation data ...Read more
Published August 2022.