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This case study from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) provides an up-close look at how one of these trailblazers has established a sustainable strategy for data-driven decision making (DDDM).

One of the country's largest school districts has found great success in managing student records through a customized data warehousing, reporting, and analytics package. Teachers and administrators are extremely pleased with the tool, which helps them track the large and often transient student populations they serve in rapidly growing Hillsborough County, Florida.

In a move that could prompt major changes in the way states measure the achievement of English-language learners, the U.S. Department of Education is planning to tell states they must each use a consistent yardstick in determining when a child is fluent in English and when that child no longer needs special ELL services.

When K-12 school districts began implementing the first student information systems (SISs) during the 1990s, special education was largely left out of the process. The two systems evolved as separate entities, technologically speaking, and in the handling of individualized education programs (IEPs), paper remained the dominant storage medium long after other student records had made the digital transition.Left out of the digital revolution for too long, special education is finally being integrated into student information systems.

Everyone's talking about D3M. Use this guide to help prevent all that data from driving you nuts.

Districts are collecting more data than ever, but are they using it to improve performance?

California schools, required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act to lift more students over a higher academic hurdle this year, instead stumbled and slipped back, as nearly 1,400 fewer schools met test-score targets.

How can we improve student learning in the classroom and raise student performance on high-stakes tests? The key is continuing assessment and evaluation throughout the school year, as well as a commitment to the success of all students.

Overall SAT scores remained flat this year amid continued but slowing growth in the number of high school seniors taking the widely used college-entrance exam, according to a report released today by the College Board, the New York City-based nonprofit organization that owns the exam.

The state's public school students improved in reading, writing and mathematics this year, marking five years of near-steady growth on the tough California Standards Test, results released Thursday show.

Continuous Improvement: It takes more than test scores. Analyzing state assessment results is only the beginning of effective data-driven decision making. There is no question that the passage of No Child Left Behind in 2001 has impacted schools in at least two ways: First and foremost, NCLB has made the use of data to improve student achievement imperative; and second, NCLB has increased the need for continuous improvement processes within schools. Summative data just the beginning

Assessments of learning provide evidence of achievement for public reporting; assessments for learning serve to help students learn more. The crucial distinction is between testing to determine the status of learning and testing to promote greater learning.

LEDs or light emitting diodes have come a long way to occupy main space central lights segment in today's market. These tiny light dots were taken...

The credit of the advancement or to be more precise the breakthrough which has occurred through breaking various deadlocks in the lighting technology ...

LED or light emitting diodes have seen robust transitions through time; beginning as tiny indicators in equipments and consoles and then after finding applications in mini torches. Then there was a

Light emitting diode represented as LED has revolutionized the lighting market since long time. However, this tremendous growth has happened not only because of the features it provides but also because it has live up to everybody's expectations and thus suiting their budget like never before. The power saving LED tape has also been revolved from this lightning system only.

Light is an energy which is used to illuminate the path and makes things visible to the naked eye especially if it is a dark area. Hence, from remote past the lighting technology has taken a turn and has also seen it's up and down.

LEDs have emerged as the latest sensations in the main space and décor lighting segments. However, what so iconic in these tiny light emitters? There are real benefits of course and these range from

LED tape lighting has become one of the newest concepts which can be used in homes, offices or at any public place. Its usage has taken the various traditional lighting systems off guard as it proved to be user friendly and at the same time environmental friendly. Therefore, there can be a number of reasons why this technology is topping the market.