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School report cards not making the grade

Data Quality Campaign, a group that advocates for better use of student information, released the results of a study on education “report cards” developed by states.

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Data Quality Campaign, a group that advocates for better use of student information, released the results of a study on education “report cards” developed by states. The study’s authors found outdated and missing information, links that did not work and data that was hard to understand. The Education Commission of the States conducted a study in 2014 that found similar issues with education report cards. (National Public Radio)

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