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Using Student Data to Address Inequities. Policy Brief
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von Zastrow, Claus; Roberts, Maxine T.; Squires, John – Education Commission of the States, 2021
State education data systems help policymakers use data to evaluate the impact of their efforts to improve education. By disaggregating the data -- that is, breaking it out by different student subgroups -- policymakers can ensure that their efforts address the needs of students who have been traditionally underserved in educational settings. Yet…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Student Characteristics, Data Collection, Barriers
Supporting Information Governance through Records and Information Management. Research Bulletin
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Kaczmarek, Joanne – EDUCAUSE, 2014
The expanding scope of IT initiatives in higher education institutions now goes well beyond basic desktop and enterprise applications. IT is often asked to focus on efforts to establish good information-governance practices. The many aspects of information governance are often found in a records and information management (RIM) program, but not…
Descriptors: Governance, Information Management, Information Policy, Program Administration
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Information on Planned Changes to State Performance Reporting and Related Challenges. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-16-287
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US Government Accountability Office, 2016
Enacted in 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) brought numerous changes to existing federal employment and training programs, including requiring the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Education (Education) to implement a common performance accountability system across the six WIOA-designated core programs. WIOA…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Legislators, Accountability, Job Training
Data Sharing Interviews with Crop Sciences Faculty: Why They Share Data and How the Library Can Help
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Williams, Sarah C. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2013
This study was designed to generate a deeper understanding of data sharing by targeting faculty members who had already made data publicly available. During interviews, crop scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were asked why they decided to share data, why they chose a data sharing method (e. g., supplementary file,…
Descriptors: Interviews, Shared Resources and Services, Information Networks, Library Role
Liability Issues and the Internet. Part 1: Electronic Mail.
Uhler, Scott F.; And Others – Illinois Libraries, 1996
Examines liability issues and Internet use--specifically e-mail--that libraries should be aware of. Discusses confidentiality and employer review; how federal laws, statutory limitations, and Illinois State Constitution and statutes affect employer e-mail monitoring; invasion of privacy; and the Freedom of Information Act. Offers procedural and…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Electronic Mail, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices
Toward a Technology Infrastructure for Education: Policy Perspectives I. Policy Briefs, Report 3, 1994.
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Fulford, Nancy, Ed. – 1994
Policy briefs are reports on the status of current issues in education from a national perspective; descriptions of actions and agendas in the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) region; and commentaries by experts from their particular point of view; and resources for further information. The focus of this report is technology…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Policy, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education