Align selected data directly to the purpose or problem the data use is meant to serve¶

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Description¶

This strategy directs education leaders to choose data sources that connect to the specific issue or outcome they are addressing. The brief states that "Data should have a direct connection to the issue you are trying to understand or the outcomes you are trying to improve," and advises asking whether candidate data can help understand a challenge, develop a response, and monitor progress. It is the first of the brief's seven recommendations for equitable data use.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Data sources must be evaluated for whether they provide insight into the challenge, support developing a response, and allow monitoring or analyzing progress

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• all K-12 students served by districts and states

Target Learning Goals¶

• identifying and addressing inequities in learning outcomes

Related Strategies¶

• Use multiple, diverse data sources selected to offer distinct yet complementary information
• Schools and districts should choose screener benchmarks that match their goals and resources for defining and serving at-risk students
• Policymakers select transition interventions that directly address particular transition challenges
• Keep students' lived experiences at the center of data use and ensure data reflect students' lives

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Jessica Arnold, Julie Webb. (2024). 7 Recommendations for Using Education Data to Support Equitable Learning Outcomes. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED655653