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From the 'Using Data' Blog: "Data Analysis" vs. Data-Driven Dialogue

When we have those initial conversations with district and school administrators about the capacity of their schools to analyze their data, we often get responses that—taken at face value— would indicate that their teachers are analyzing data and have a lot of experience using that data to make decisions.

We always follow-up by asking if they are getting the results they want. And the response is typically “no”. We probe more to learn where their achievement gaps are, what areas of curriculum and instruction gaps they are identifying.