A School Leader's Guide to Increasing Trust in and Access to Education Data

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People only use data when they trust it. How can we build trust in education data and ensure teachers, parents, students, and school leaders -- at every level -- can get access to longitudinal education data when they need it? Follow on Twitter: @jennbellell @AASAHQ @AASADan @bamradionetwork @jonHarper70bd @JimmyMinichello Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger is the President and CEO of the Data Quality Campaign, a nonprofit policy and advocacy organization leading the effort to change the role of data to ensure that data works for everyone navigating their education and workforce journeys. Prior to DQC, Jenn worked at every level of education—from the kindergarten classroom to district leadership in New York and Baltimore, and most recently, at the US Department of Education, first as director of the Policy and Program Studies Services and later as Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy. Resource: Polling resource cobranded with AASA: https://dataqualitycampaign.org/resource/data-helps-superintendents-make-decisions/ Recent op-ed by Jenn in The 74, that mentions the poll results: https://www.the74million.org/article/poll-hs-students-need-good-data-to-plan-their-futures-heres-how-to-help/