Embedding data fellows inside education agencies to build data use from within¶

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Description¶

The SDP and EP fellowship programs place analysts inside education agencies to work on agency-specific data projects, an approach the report frames as changing education agencies from the inside out. Profiles describe "the fellows' agency-specific data projects" and include "an organizational chart that displays the path from each fellow's positioning within the organization to the agency leadership," indicating that placement and positioning within the agency hierarchy is a deliberate design feature of the strategy.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Placement of fellows within the agency organizational structure with a path to leadership
• Agency-specific data projects for fellows to work on

Constraints¶

• Strategy is documented in the context of state education agencies, school districts, and one charter management organization during 2013–14

Target Learners¶

• Education agency staff
• SDP and EP fellows

Target Learning Goals¶

• Effective data use for school reform
• Teacher and principal effectiveness analysis
• College and career readiness analysis

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Kristin Hallgren, Alyson Burnett. (2014). Companion Document for the Strategic Data Project and Education Pioneers Year 2 Report: Changing Education Agencies from the Inside Out. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/companion-document-for-the-strategic-data-project-and-education-pioneers-year-2-report