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All Parents Need Access to Education Data Now

How do we get parents the most timely and accurate information about how their children are doing in the classroom? How can we show the public whether its tax dollars are being used effectively to improve the schools in all communities? Anecdotes can paint a picture, but the most useful information comes when parents, educators, and others with a stake in education have access to data that help them understand how well our kids are doing and empower them to make better decisions that improve student achievement.

Over the past several years, every state has put in place education data systems that follow the progress of students over time and collect things like grades, student and teacher attendance, services students receive, postsecondary success and remediation rates, and more. Data that are easy to understand and tailored to individual students can help parents work in partnership with teachers to improve their children’s learning. But only 14 states can be sure that parents have access to that rich information.

Aimee Rogstad Guidera

Full Story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aimee-rogstad-guidera/all-parents-need-access-to-education-data-now_b_5269001.html

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