The Data Security Starting Five It takes a wide range of roles and skills working together to keep data safe. How does your district’s lineup compare to this security all-star squad?  #Data by Lauren Gilchrist

Fact Check: 3 Examples of Data Gone Wrong How far should you trust the data? About as far as you can throw it, if these examples are any indication. #Data by John Jennings

Let's Change the Integration Conversation Is product x compatible with product y? More importantly, is that even the right question to ask anymore? #Data by John Jennings

FERPA and Your Student Information System Student information systems are the default location for most educational records, but how do you balance the need for speed and access with legal privacy obligations? #Data by John Jennings

Guest Post: Records Retention 101 To keep or to purge student records? It's crucial to learn and practice your state's guidelines. Learn how one data manager practiced smart purging and retention processes. #Data by Sarah Paul

Playing Nice: The EdTech Interoperability Landscape Someday we may see an edtech system that can do everything. Until that happens, interoperability is the new standard. #Data by John Jennings


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The Data Security Starting Five It takes a wide range of roles and skills working together to keep data safe. How does your district’s lineup compare to this security all-star squad?  #Data by Lauren Gilchrist

Fact Check: 3 Examples of Data Gone Wrong How far should you trust the data? About as far as you can throw it, if these examples are any indication. #Data by John Jennings

Let's Change the Integration Conversation Is product x compatible with product y? More importantly, is that even the right question to ask anymore? #Data by John Jennings

FERPA and Your Student Information System Student information systems are the default location for most educational records, but how do you balance the need for speed and access with legal privacy obligations? #Data by John Jennings

Guest Post: Records Retention 101 To keep or to purge student records? It's crucial to learn and practice your state's guidelines. Learn how one data manager practiced smart purging and retention processes. #Data by Sarah Paul

Playing Nice: The EdTech Interoperability Landscape Someday we may see an edtech system that can do everything. Until that happens, interoperability is the new standard. #Data by John Jennings

5 Ways to Track SEL Efforts How do you measure the important business of social-emotional growth and wellbeing without falling back on emojis and sticker charts? Here are five data-driven strategies for social-emotional learning in your district. #Data by Erin Werra

15 Advanced Metrics for Superintendents Knowing what to look for is half the battle. These 15 datapoints and four overarching categories can boost any superintendent's ability to effectively analyze data.  #Data by John Jennings

EdTech Playbook: School Data Data-driven is just a catchphrase, until it's not. In the world of education, learning how to turn data into insight is one of the most valuable changes you can make at the classroom, building, and district level.  #Data by John Jennings

8 Great Data-Sharing Districts Data shapes the day-to-day operations of schools. How can you improve and clarify the conversation? Check out 8 great examples of data visibility. #Data by Erin Werra

School Districts for Ransom Prevention is the name of the game when it comes to battling ransomware. Cover your bases by securing effective backups, training (and retraining) your staff, and considering secure cloud storage.    #Data by Nickey Pietila

Security Drill: 3 Threats to Watch For When you get proactive about security, you’re protecting more than just your network. Learn how to stay protected against phishing attacks, share Google documents safely, and reduce the risks of local data storage by password-protecting your folders.   #Data by Nickey Pietila

Get to the Heart of Disruptive Behavior Even though most administrators and educators agree that behavioral issues impede learning, few are consistently recording and analyzing behavioral data. In this article, we explore the strategies that will help you get to the heart of disruptive behavior. #Data by Leslie Strong

1974: A Brief History of Student Data Privacy A lot can change in 40 years, but the guiding piece of legislation protecting the privacy of student education records remains the same. Do you have a clear understanding of FERPA? How about the rest of your team? Get caught up in less than five minutes with this video. #Data by John Jennings

Too Much Access: The FERPA Compliance Gap What does the "legitimate educational interest" clause of FERPA have to do with your SIS? Here's how you can avoid the kind of audit failures that have plagued school districts throughout the country. #Data by John Jennings

Test Scores: The RBI of Student Data For the first 100+ years of baseball's existence, the run-batted-in (RBI) stood in the pantheon of baseball card statistics. Only recently did we come to the realization that the RBI was more a product of luck, environment and opportunity than a definining attribute of a hitter. Sound familiar? #Data by John Jennings

Data Accessibility is Still a Principal Concern Principals have significant talent management responsibilties, but are they always equipped with the best tools for the job? Probably not, according to a May, 2014 report. What can district leaders do to better support these efforts? #Data by John Jennings

Protecting Student Data The protection of student data received a welcome boost in awareness thanks to recent remarks from President Obama coinciding with his proposal of a new Student Digital Privacy Act in January. Unfortunately, some of the most important factors are often overlooked. Last year, we examined the difference between privacy and security and made some best practice recommendations for both...  #Data by Ray Ackerlund


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