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Utah STEM Action Center Releases Exemplar Statewide Program Evaluation

MIND Research Institute

A new bar has been set for state-grants-funded digital math programs evaluation. The Utah STEM Action Center has released its 2020 annual report , which includes the results of their comprehensive statewide program evaluation. What can other states take from this analysis?

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Invest in the Workforce of the Future with Data-Driven Collaboration

Digital Promise

Through the utilization of an expansive data sharing platform, Rhode Island hopes to conduct robust analyses to: Improve workforce development and adult education programs. Better inform the public about economic development investments. Link Data across Systems to Improve Program Decisions.

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Empowering Community Perspectives in Evaluation Research

Digital Promise

What is equitable evaluation? As funders, government agencies, and service providers become increasingly focused on program evaluation results to make evidence-based decisions, evaluators and other researchers seek to answer this question. Why does equitable evaluation matter? .

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Edtech Data Improves Purchases and Student Performance

edWeb.net

Administrators selecting educational technology programs for their schools or districts face big decisions due to the time and money at stake, so having accurate and relevant information about the programs’ impact on student performance elsewhere should be a critical part of the decision-making process.

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Using Data Visualizations to Improve Strategic Decision Making

District Administration

Making complex data more accessible and informative In the Madison Metropolitan School District, the Research & Program Evaluation Office provides rigorous and high-quality research and analysis to support district priorities.

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CoSN 2019: How to Design an Effective K–12 Technology Evaluation Program

EdTech Magazine

For example, when Baule conducted a survey during his time as a superintendent in Indiana, he found only one-third of schools were assessing their one-to-one device programs. . To help administrators create effective, long-term programs, Baule outlined some best practices for technology program evaluation.

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The Actual Dollars That Will Shape the New K-12 Investment Ecosystem

Edsurge

Investors take note: Business intelligence that relies on a district’s budget and fiscal data will become a fast-growing K-12 market in the next five years. The data are now being gathered and they need to be ready for publication on the 2019-2020 state and district report cards. This will not be a trouble-free process.

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