Knowledge is power.A Web-based national education data service that provides in-depth information and analysis about public schools, districts and state education systems, is now available to all SO states. At SchoolMatters.com you can find information on student achievement, financial resources and demographic breakdowns along with powerful analytical tools and objective analyses provided by Standard & Poor's. "Better information is critical to making better policy decisions that will improve our country's education system," says Eli Broad Eli Broad (born June 6, 1933) a native of Detroit, Michigan is a Jewish American billionaire who lives in Los Angeles, California. His last name is pronounced as rhyming with road. Broad is well known for his philanthropy and extensive art collection. , founder of The Broad Foundation, a co-founder along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French on August 15, 1964) is a former unit manager for several Microsoft products: Publisher, Microsoft Bob, Encarta, and Expedia. In 1994, she married Bill Gates, founder, chairman, and former chief software architect of Microsoft. Foundation of the project. The type of information available on SchoolMatters.com varies by state. Among the information the Web site provides is: * Student proficiency results on statewide reading and math tests, broken down by student subgroups and grades, for every public school, district and state. * Students' demographic information including socio-economic, special education and English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. learner populations at the school, district and state levels. * District and state financial data like spending allocations, revenue streams, staff compensation and long-term debt Long-Term Debt Loans and financial obligations lasting over one year. Notes: For example debts obligations such as bonds and notes which have maturities greater than one year would be considered long-term debt. . * Community demographic data, such as income levels, housing values, household parental status and adult educational attainment Educational attainment is a term commonly used by statisticans to refer to the highest degree of education an individual has completed.[1] The US Census Bureau Glossary defines educational attainment as "the highest level of education completed in terms of the levels. * Standard & Poor's unique ratios that simultaneously examine academic and financial performance in demographic context. "Through SchoolMatters, users can learn about creative reforms throughout the country and consider whether similar efforts would benefit their local school," says Tom Vander Ark, executive director at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "Educators and policymakers can examine the relationship between spending decisions and student achievement, which may help to identify cost-effective solutions to improve student performance." The Web site is a project of the National Education Data Partnership, a collaboration among the Council of Chief State School Officers The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a national nonprofit organization in the United States which represents public officials that head elementary and secondary education departments. , Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services, Achieve, Inc., and the CELT Celt (kĕlt, sĕlt) or Kelt (kĕlt). 1 One who speaks a Celtic language or who derives ancestry from an area where a Celtic language was spoken; i.e. Corporation. |
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