New Visions for Public Schools: Using Data to Engage Families

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Title

New Visions for Public Schools: Using Data to Engage Families

Abstract/Description

The U. S. Department of Education has adopted using data for school improvement as one of its major education reform priorities. However, as states, districts, and schools develop new approaches to track academic progress, both accessing and understanding data are often out of reach for average parents. While school leaders and teachers have begun to share and analyze student data, parents are too often left out of the conversation. This is unfortunate, because data use presents a great opportunity for parents to become involved in their children’s education with a focus squarely on student achievement.

Caissa Douwes and Barbara Taveras from New Visions for Public Schools (www.newvisions.org) and Karen Johnson from BASE High School in New York City share how high schools in New York City have begun to engage families in students’ academic success and college readiness by supporting parents in understanding achievement data. This case study makes clear that supporting parents in grasping and utilizing this information is a shared responsibility among schools, families, and students.

Author/creator

Taveras, Barbara

Douwes, Caissa

Johnson, Karen

Date

2010

Publisher

Harvard Family Research Project

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Other

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en No

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (Harvard Family Research Project)

Item on ERIC (ED510231)

Citation

Taveras, B., Douwes, C., & Johnson, K. (2010). New Visions for Public Schools: Using Data to Engage Families. Harvard Family Research Project.

Cited in

Measurement for Improvement in Education

Place

Cambridge, MA

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OB Citations - Measurement for Improvement in Education

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