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When Schools Enroll by Lottery, Who Wins? Lessons from Columbus City Schools

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“We have a complicated system of school lotteries, and one question for our board and for our community is, has that made the district more equitable?” - Hem Rizal Columbus City Schools is the biggest district in Ohio, a state where school choice policies...

Taking on Student Success in Postsecondary Education

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Postsecondary fellows and partner institutions team up with SDP to improve student outcomes with data. In 2020, with funding support from the Institute of Education Sciences, the Strategic Data Project shared insights collected from postsecondary leaders...

When Data Systems Are Asked to Do More Than They Were Built For: Moving From Compliance to Action

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In higher education, you will find that a lot of big data systems were built for one fundamental question: Did we meet the basic requirements? That compliance-first mindset does meet some needs. It helps produce standardized numbers that legislators...

All RISE: A Statewide Longitudinal Data System in New Mexico

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We’re not trying to improve K–12 metrics for the sake of those metrics—we’re trying to improve them to help students get to the next step. -Joseph Leakakos and Kathryn Zenoni How many New Mexico children start kindergarten ready to learn? How many...

"Just the Numbers" Convening Spotlight 2024: Designing Effective Distance Education

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This spotlight is part of a series examining work presented at the 2024 Strategic Data Project Convening . The theme of the convening was “Just Numbers”—celebrating the power of data and evidence in driving decisions and policies, while simultaneously...

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Convening Session RFP

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Proof Positive: SDP Convening 2026 Request for Proposals Concurrent Sessions

SDP Alumni Advisory Board

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SDP Fellowship alumni vote every two years to elect members to the SDP Fellowship Alumni Advisory Board. These advisors sit on the board for a two-year term and provide support and feedback to SDP staff on items related to SDP Convening content...

Strategic Use of Education Data Rubric

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The Strategic Use of Education Data Rubric is a tool that captures the full range of data functions and organizational needs across education settings.

SDP Partner Organizations

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SDP has partnered with almost 300 organizations through our fellowship programs. Approximately 1/3 of each new cohort includes returning partners.

SDP Fellows

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