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Nov. 15 panel: Can data help fix DC’s school system?

The Center for Data Innovation thinks so, and is holding an event to talk about it.

Bringing tech to the classroom. (Photo by Flickr user Dick Thomas Johnson, used under a Creative Commons license)

What if teachers could collect data on student performance and behavior, easily sharing it with fellow teachers and school administrators? Wouldn’t that help schools run more efficiently, thus enabling teachers to meet students needs better? Or would it just be a massive invasion of privacy?
The K Street-based Center for Data Innovation, for one, thinks data holds great promise in improving the American education system, and is holding a panel discussion on the topic on Nov. 15.
“The U.S. education system is ripe for being transformed by data,” organizers write, “but this change can only happen if policymakers and educators address the cultural, political and technological barriers to take advantage of the potential of data.”
Speakers on the panel include Sarah Holland, a public policy manager at GooglePaige Kowalski, executive vice president of the Data Quality Campaign and Chip Slaven, counsel to the president and senior advocacy advisor at the Alliance for Excellent Education.
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In the meantime, ponder the story of ruvna, a startup originally born out of the American University incubator, that’s been trying to bring data into classrooms. Because yes, there’s certainly a role for policymakers and educators in this discussion. But there may well be an important role for edtech as well.

Companies: American University / Google
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