Using Data: How can long-term outcomes inform instructional programming? - Access related research titles from the ECS Research Studies Database. Links embedded in titles will take you to each study's major findings and recommendations....

What Teacher Preparation Programs Teach About K-12 Assessment: A review - This report provides information on the preparation provided in teacher training programs regarding using assessment data to improve classroom instruction. The report follows a similar shorter report released in March 2012. This report expands the initial sampling to encompass 180 undergraduate and graduate programs housed in 98 institutions in 30 states. The authors' purpose is to encourage teacher preparation programs, along with the federal and state agencies supporting and overseeing these programs, to focus more on the importance of future teachers' knowledge and skills in the increasingly critical area of assessment. (National Council on Teacher Quality, May 2012)...

Portland Public Schools: From Data and Decisions to Implementation and Results on Dropout Prevention - In the course of a single calendar year (2007-08) Portland Public Schools began to have a positive impact in addressing its dropout problem. How? Middle school leaders provided detailed information on each struggling student. High school administrators used the data and other supports from the district to begin changing the behavior and the beliefs of the adults in their buildings against the odds. Students' performance on the critical dropout risk indicators improved in aggregate as more of them were supported in taking ownership of their learning and their future. These accomplishments send an important message to students, their parents and the community at large. (Daniel Stid, Kate O'Neill and Susan Colby, The Bridgespan Group, January 2009) ...

Knowledge Management in Education: Defining the Landscape - Given the current emphasis on school accountability and improved performance, educators need a structure for gathering and sharing data – a structure best provided by knowledge management systems, say the authors of this report. Listing the information-sharing obstacles that often plague schools, Petrides and Nodine present a "data-information-knowledge" continuum as a potential solution, as well as examples of how K-12 and postsecondary institutions can apply such a continuum to perform specific functions. (Lisa A. Petrides and Thad R. Nodine, The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, March 2003)...

The Promise of Baldrige for K-12 Education - Although not without controversy, efforts focused on improving quality processes based upon the Malcolm Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence may hold promise for fundamentally improving K–12 education. The Baldrige criteria address many issues other failed educational efforts have not—including leadership, systems thinking, changes in school culture, and data-driven decision making. This ACT policy report examines the information available on improving school quality through implementation of the Baldrige criteria. It is intended to provide useful information about the current state of Baldrige applications and to make specific recommendations regarding potential Baldrige K–12 implementation, evaluation, and research. (MaryBeth Walpole and Richard J. Noeth, ACT, 2002)...

Dancing with the Bear: Real-Life Adventures in Transforming Education - This report captures the experiences of and lessons learned from six state leadership teams that used the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence to focus and align their education improvement efforts. The Baldrige Criteria are based on seven management categories aligned to help organizations document, achieve and sustain high performance. (Peggy Siegel, Baldrige in Education Initiative, APQC, National Alliance of Business, 2002)...

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award MS Word - The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is the nation's premier award for performance excellence and quality achievement. The Education Category won for the first time in the history of the Baldrige Awards. Within the category, awards were given to two school districts and a university: Chugach School District, Anchorage, Alaska; Pearl River School District, Pearl River, New York; and the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin. This report provides information about and links to the award winners....