Data Collection After COVID-19: What Needs to Change?

Data collection halted during COVID-19 for many states, districts, and schools. In fall 2021, we are presented with a unique opportunity to interrogate the data we collect. What data do schools and districts need to serve all students? How can schools and districts avoid “returning to normal” with their data, which often does not tell the whole story? These questions span topics beyond discipline, assessment, and attendance, encompassing mental health, food insecurity, abuse, and learning loss, among others. This webinar identified specific data that schools should collect and strategies to interpret data in order to combat opportunity gaps and learning loss along the lines of race, class, English language status, gender, and ability.