Special Report
Special Report

The Information Edge

Using data to accelerate achievement
May 4, 2006
  • Education Sources and Notes for State Data Table
    Access to Technology | Use of Technology
    May 2, 2006
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    Education How Education Week Graded the States
    For the Technology Leaders section of Technology Counts 2006, the EPE Research Center collected data on 14 indicators covering three major areas of state technology policy and practice: access, use, and capacity.
    May 2, 2006
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    Assessment Tracking U.S. Trends
    Besides updating key statistics, Technology Counts for the first time assigns letter grades to the states on leadership in three core areas of technology policy and practice: access, use, and capacity.
    Christopher B. Swanson, May 2, 2006
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    Students gather outside Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, which uses technology to put student data at the center of its improvement efforts.
    Students gather outside Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, which uses technology to put student data at the center of its improvement efforts.
    Michael Dwyer for Education Week
    College & Workforce Readiness Rising to a Challenge
    A vocational-technical school turns to data to help students succeed on high-stakes exams.
    Debra Viadero, May 2, 2006
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    Federal ‘National Effort’
    While most of the action on data is at the state and district levels, the federal government is playing a role, too.
    Andrew Trotter, May 2, 2006
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    A whiteboard at the Colorado headquarters of Executive Intelligence Inc. shows the shipment status of the software company's data-management products.
    A whiteboard at the Colorado headquarters of Executive Intelligence Inc. shows the shipment status of the software company's data-management products.
    Michael S. Lewis for Education Week
    Classroom Technology Risk & Reward
    Both businesses and school districts face risks as they navigate an emerging and highly competitive market for data tools.
    Rhea R. Borja, May 2, 2006
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    Click to view interactive feature: Building State Data Systems
    Federal Delving Into Data
    States and districts are beginning to build digital data systems that can drive decisions in the classroom and the boardroom.
    David J. Hoff, May 2, 2006
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    Philadelphia teacher Mary Rooney Thorp uses her laptop computer to mine her 8th graders' test data for clues on adjusting her instruction, and then to find resources for doing so.
    Philadelphia teacher Mary Rooney Thorp uses her laptop computer to mine her 8th graders' test data for clues on adjusting her instruction, and then to find resources for doing so.
    Mike Mergen for Education Week
    Accountability Tip of Their Fingers
    Teachers in Philadelphia can tap into an array of student-level information from a districtwide data system.
    Vaishali Honawar, May 2, 2006
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    Education About the EPE Research Center’s Annual State Technology Survey
    To assess state policy and practice in education technology, the EPE Research Center surveyed the chief state technology officials in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
    May 2, 2006
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    Ed-Tech Policy The Information Edge
    The federal No Child Left Behind Act has touched off a boom in school data collection. As a matter of necessity, states and school districts have responded to the 4-year-old law’s testing, teacher-quality, and accountability demands with major initiatives to upgrade their systems for collecting, managing, and analyzing electronic data.
    May 2, 2006
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    Teachers at Shoal Creek Elementary School in Poway, Calif., work on plans for team-teaching students based on the analysis of testing data.
    Teachers at Shoal Creek Elementary School in Poway, Calif., work on plans for team-teaching students based on the analysis of testing data.
    Sandy Huffaker for Education Week
    School & District Management District Initiative
    Drawing on lessons from the corporate arena, a school district in California consolidated and made accessible its trove of data well ahead of the curve.
    Rhea R. Borja, May 2, 2006
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    School & District Management Voices of Experience
    District leaders developing school data initiatives can learn from those who have gone before.
    Rhea R. Borja, May 2, 2006
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    Federal Aware of All Students
    A well-off district uses data to shine a spotlight on its segment of struggling learners.
    Rhea R. Borja, May 2, 2006
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    States Keeping Track
    Decades in the making, Florida's system stands out nationally for its use of student data to influence policy and practice.
    David J. Hoff, May 2, 2006
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    Education Funding Finding the Funding
    A small district gets help from a company founded by former educators.
    Rhea R. Borja, May 2, 2006
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    Principal Charlotte Kreuder believes in using data from frequent tests to help teachers narrow achievement gaps between different groups of students.
    Principal Charlotte Kreuder believes in using data from frequent tests to help teachers narrow achievement gaps between different groups of students.
    Aynsley Floyd for Education Week
    Equity & Diversity Monthly Checkups
    A new principal works with teachers to get the most out of a district's benchmark assessments.
    Mary Ann Zehr, May 2, 2006
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    Education A Washington Roundup Literacy Conference set
    First lady Laura Bush last week announced plans for a Conference on Global Literacy, to be held in September in New York City. Sponsors will be the departments of Education and State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
    Mark Walsh, May 2, 2006
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