Revolutionary Access to Data for Educators & Policymakers

Posted by on April 22, 2005

REVOLUTIONARY ACCESS TO DATA FOR EDUCATORS & POLICYMAKERS

SchoolMatters.com, a web-based national education data service that provides in-depth information and analysis about public schools, districts and state education systems, was unveiled by the National Education Data Partnership. SchoolMatters.com is the largest easily searchable collection of education performance data ever assembled. In addition to student achievement information, financial data and demographic breakdowns, the service includes powerful analytical tools and objective analyses provided by Standard & Poor?s that provide education leaders with the information they need to make better-informed decisions about schools and school systems. With this website, educators in a given school will be able to find schools that have similar demographics with higher academic performance. This can be a useful start for schools and districts looking to develop comprehensive improvement programs and provides a first step in identifying promising practices of school reform. The National Education Data Partnership is funded by a $45 million investment by The Broad Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
http://www.schoolmatters.com/