SDP Blog

“Building a data tool is a non-linear process. There are unexpected twists and turns and you can’t compartmentalize tasks in a sequential manner. Sometimes you have to go backwards to move forward.” - Sabir Nazarov The diversity gap in the teacher...

Reflecting on my journey to the SDP Fellowship, I am reminded of the students who have shaped my path. My career in education began as a college advisor with the National College Advising Corps in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There, I helped my students...

This September, Cohort 14 SDP Fellows concluded their time with the Strategic Data Project and looked back on their time as fellows and their impact at their agencies. These fellows worked in their organizations on strategic data projects from Fall 2022...

“On their own, early warning systems only give us a certain type of information. Data can show where there is a problem with attendance, but it doesn’t really tell us how to solve it.” - Yusuf Canbolat Chronic absenteeism was a stubborn challenge before...

“These datasets are powerful tools. They can help states better understand the critical junctures where students need more support and how those junctures relate to their later outcomes in life.” - Dr. Rachel Worsham, senior research analyst at the Center...

“This work gives us the big picture. It tells us what the State of Oregon is doing to help support its young children and the providers who care for them. It helps us understand if the whole of those services are provided efficiently and equitably, and...

How can a school district know what helps students succeed? Most often, leaders and analysts look at data like test scores, on-time graduation, and attendance rates. While these measures provide important insights about what a district is achieving, they...

In 2020, after more than a decade of focusing on resources for the K12 field, SDP expanded to encompass data use in higher education, with a special emphasis on postsecondary Career and Technical Education, or CTE. While much of the attention in higher...

“Our systems ultimately should reflect the desires of the tribal colleges and the students that they represent.” - Dr. Darius D. Taylor What can colleges and universities do to support American Indian or Alaskan Native (AIAN) students to succeed? It’s...

The pandemic’s devastating impacts on student learning have ushered in new urgency to use research-based strategies to support students at every stage of their education. Yet, when a teacher or education leader needs to know which interventions to target...