Data-Driven Decision-Making

Planning for Higher Education Programs: Effectively Using Data and Modeling to Understand Workforce Needs

Educators and policymakers responsible for planning degree and certificate programs have a wide range of quantitative and qualitative workforce data available to support their decision making. Although the use of this information is usually limited to managing ongoing programs, these data also can contribute to supporting broader scans of occupations and fields of study in which new programs might be needed.

Classroom to Career: Leveraging Employment Data to Measure Labor Market Outcomes

Information on postsecondary labor market outcomes is becoming increasingly important for students, educators, institution leaders, and policymakers in today’s rapidly changing economy. This paper assesses the current landscape of employment data, proposing technical enhancements to help agencies and institutions more effectively collect and share information. Recommendations on federal and state policies to better inform students and other key stakeholders about labor market outcomes are also provided.

Let's Talk Data: What Common Core Test Results Tell Us About Teaching and Learning

Join LFA for an in-depth conversation about Common Core data.  ASCD Executive Director and CEO Deb Delisle will lead a conversation with district, state and data leaders about what the 2015 CCSS-aligned assessments can tell us and how best to use that data.

Panelists:
  • Aimee Guidera, CEO of the Data Quality Campaign
  • Dallas Dance, Superintendent, Baltimore County Public Schools
  • Michael Kirst, President, California State Board of Education

Moderator:

Measurement Practice Guide

This discussion guide is part of a larger practice guide designed to help state education agencies (SEAs) define measurement goals, select college and career readiness measures and indicators designed to support those goals, and use the data gathered with those measures and indicators to make informed decisions about college and career readiness policies, programs, and interventions. The chapter 1 discussion guide focuses on setting the stage for the rest of the guide by defining the measurement landscape and exploring the SEA role in measurement goals related to college and career readiness a

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