Brown event focuses on better use of school data

PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s Urban Education Policy Program is hosting a summer institute on “Data-Driven Decision Making in Urban School Systems” July 9 through 13.
The program will bring together teams of teachers and administrators from the Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Providence school systems and is sponsored by a $250,000 grant from The Joyce Foundation. It aims to help them learn how to better collect, analyze and report student data and use it to help student achievement and school performance.
“Interpreting student data requires a vibrant collaboration between teachers and policy makers in order to result in highly effective changes for schools,” said Kenneth Wong, a professor of urban education policy and director of Urban Education Policy Program at Brown, in a news release. “The Summer Institute will not only help participants improve their analytic skills, but also strengthen networks within and between these districts, which will catalyze student achievement at the classroom, school, and district levels.”