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Over the last month, Mary Levine, my colleague at the Harvard Strategic Data Project , has shared resources for education data jobseekers. These resources aren’t designed to encourage candidates to be something they aren’t; rather we share them to help...

A new guidebook from the Strategic Data Project (SDP) and ResearchEd offers higher education practitioners evidence-informed practices for turning transfer data into stronger student pathways. Approximately one-third of undergraduate students currently...

Interviews can be nerve-wracking, even for confident candidates. I often tell candidates that the interviewers are truly hoping you succeed. As a hiring manager on my own teams, I can attest to this. I’m rooting for each candidate because an open position...

Every once in a while, a project comes along that is deceptively simple in its premise but profound in its ambition. For Yuzhu Xia, Cohort 16 Fellow of the Strategic Data Project (SDP) and Evaluation and Data Manager at Boston Public Schools' (BPS)...

Your LinkedIn profile is sometimes the first thing we see before your resume. While most education data practitioners might not be interested in being a LinkedIn influencer, you never know who might look you up. If you connect with a hiring manager or an...

Candidates often ask us what we look for when reviewing applications. While the answer is pretty nuanced, one often overlooked aspect is the consistency across your application materials. When your materials are all aligned, they work together to present...

How could a program designed to promote digital equity end up creating new barriers to learning? That was not the question Andrew Hendricks and his colleagues expected to answer when they began studying Fresno Unified School District's one-to-one student...

For the most part, when you work in education, it’s because you want to make an impact. Many folks in the education field have a personal story that drives them toward these roles, whether a formative experience learning from a teacher; a history of...

What does it actually take to help first-generation, under-resourced college students not just enroll, but stay, succeed, and graduate? For Megan Conklin, SDP Fellowship alumna and data leader at Hope Chicago, the answer starts with listening. Megan is a...

Over the last 8 months, we reviewed nearly 200 applications from jobseekers looking for ways to use their data skills in education. Of those, we took a closer look at 30 top candidates. We also spoke with more than 100 education organizations hoping to...