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  • From Hidden Histories to Missing Data: Investigating LGBTQ+ Representation in Teaching

    From Hidden Histories to Missing Data: Investigating LGBTQ+ Representation in Teaching

    Jun 25, 2026

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    By

    Laura Bellows

    in Data Analysis, Education Policy, Equality in Education, Teachers, Test and Survey

    Fears about LGBTQ+ teachers lead to underrepresentation by LGBTQ+ individuals in teaching today.


  • What lies beneath? Why data disaggregation matters

    Jan 27, 2026

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    By

    Maura Spiegelman

    in International data, Schools, Test and Survey

    In today’s data-driven world, the way we analyze and interpret data can significantly impact decision-making and policy development. Disaggregating data allows us to uncover hidden trends and disparities that may be masked in aggregated statistics. This is especially vital in areas like education, where understanding the unique experiences of students, teachers, and principals can lead…


  • Using NAEP for Academic Benchmarking

    Using NAEP for Academic Benchmarking

    Dec 1, 2025

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    By

    Kathleen Flanagan

    in Assessment, Test and Survey

    Education agencies face different choices when determining achievement levels on new and existing assessment systems: What should students know and be able to do to meet the proficiency standard?


  • How are the Pandemic Toddlers Doing in School?  Without the ECLS Data, We Just Don’t Know.

    How are the Pandemic Toddlers Doing in School?  Without the ECLS Data, We Just Don’t Know.

    Sep 23, 2025

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    By

    Jodi Jacobson Chernoff

    in Data Analysis, Data Preservation, Reporting, Schools, Test and Survey

    The ECLS-K:2024 was poised to reveal how pandemic-era disruptions shaped the school readiness of today’s kindergarteners, but the study was canceled leaving parents and educators unsure as to how to help our youngest students succeed in school.


  • The Many Uses of the Main NAEP Study

    The Many Uses of the Main NAEP Study

    Aug 23, 2025

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    By

    Kathleen Flanagan

    in Test and Survey

    Did you know that NAEP (The National Assessment of Educational Progress) leads the way in publishing grade-level assessment content and National Standards (through the NAEP Frameworks) in the tested areas and grade levels? That’s right, since 1990, the Main NAEP study has led the way in setting national standards.  NAEP trends and comparisons, its content…


  • Summer melt is happening… the numbers to watch are not the temperature

    Summer melt is happening… the numbers to watch are not the temperature

    Aug 13, 2025

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    By

    Elise Christopher

    in Data Analysis, Higher education, Test and Survey

    It’s not just the temperature that’s on the rise right now… It’s also summer melt… that phenomenon where, even as this post is written, somewhere in the US a student who was planning to start college this fall is thinking that maybe they just won’t go…


  • What We’re Losing When DOGE Cuts the U.S. Department of Education

    Jul 24, 2025

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    By

    Kathleen Flanagan

    in Data Analysis, Reporting, Schools, Test and Survey

    By: Kathleen Flanagan, Ph.D. Department of Education Cuts The Federal Department of Education (ED) was largely decimated by the 2025 DOGE budget cuts. Staffing at the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the research and measurement arm of ED responsible for running the federally mandated NAEP Program (e.g., the National Assessment of Educational Progress), was…


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