Why data skills matter in school improvement

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 707-710

  Heritage, Margaret ^a   Chen, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 19944398769     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170508600916     Document Type: Review

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2. Jason Snipes, Fred Doolittle, and Corinne Herlihy, Foundations for Success: Case Studies of How Urban School Systems Improve Student Achievement (New York: MDRC, 2002);
3. Charles Teddlie and David Reynolds, The International Handbook of School Effectiveness Research (London: Falmer, 2000);
4. Wendy Tognieri and Stephen E. Anderson, Beyond Islands of Excellence: What Districts Can Do to Improve Instruction and Achievement in All Schools (Washington, D.C.: Learning First Alliance, 2003), available at www.learningfirst.org/publications/districts.
5. Allison Cromey, "Using Student Assessment Data: What Can We Learn from Schools?," Policy Issues, November 2000, pp. 1-12;
6. Joan Herman and Barry Gribbons, Lessons Learned in Using Data to Support School Inquiry and Continuous Improvement: Final Report to the Stuart Foundation (Los Angeles: National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, University of California, 2001).
7. Victoria L. Bernhardt, "No Schools Left Behind," Educational Leadership, February 2003, pp. 26-30.
8. Victoria L. Bernhardt, Data Analysis for Comprehensive Schoolwide Improvement (Larchmont, N.Y.: Eye on Education, 1998).
9. Mike Schmoker, Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement, 2nd ed. (Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999).