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NAF Research &amp; Tech | 349 followers on LinkedIn. Engaging a national dialogue around big ideas in education, equity, and preparing young people to lead. | NAF’s Research &amp; Tech department is a new team with a strong legacy. NAF is a national network of education, business, and community leaders who work together to ensure high school students are college, career, and future-ready. One goal of NAF’s Research &amp; Tech department is to produce and disseminate research findings that contribute to the national conversation around best practices in education, especially as they relate to equitable access for students.

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Data-driven decisions to support philanthropic investments and volunteerism! I was so happy to co-present on this topic alongside the wonderful Jennifer Gibbs, MSW at the recent Points of Light conference. Jenny and I outlined a framework anyone can use to make more informed data decisions for their philanthropic work and showcased NAF's recently launched, freely available, Open Data Index for Schools (ODIS). https://lnkd.in/gAXrYzBZ Many thanks to Anita Whitehead and the KPMG US Foundation for making this possible. Great to see such incredible folks and organizations represented in the audience, such as Lina Klebanov ("She/Her/Hers") and Abigail Santner from Tata Consultancy Services , Jacob Emmons representing the Madison County Health Department, and Candace S. from Dallas Independent School District to name a few. #dataforgood #informed #collaboration

Great new resource on the impact of career and technical education from our friends over at the American Institutes for Research and the CTE Research Network . If you want a robust summary of the evidence out there for the effectiveness of CTE, as well as where research is still needed, look no further. This report has you covered thanks to Jim Lindsay , Katherine L. Hughes , Shaun Dougherty , Kelly Reese, and Megha Joshi . https://lnkd.in/gCAj8mA4

"Administrators deserve better than just one poverty metric" NAF Research & Tech are proud to see Director of Research, Nicholas Minar, Ph.D. in "District Administration" discussing NAF 's #ODIS ( #OpenData #Index for #Schools ) https://lnkd.in/eW9cVcuM #nonprofitmanagement #education #research #fundraising

Friends at The Research Alliance for New York City Schools released an outstanding report deepening our understanding of NYC CTE schools and contexts impacting students. 👁️🗨️ #CTE #nycschools #pathways "This report is the second in a series from the Research Alliance examining Career and Technical Education (CTE) in New York City. The first report focused on CTE-Dedicated high schools in which all enrolled students participate in a CTE program. This new report focuses on 51 Comprehensive high schools that offer CTE alongside other educational options. In this context, students are assigned to CTE programs as part of their high school applications, but they may opt in and out of CTE coursework and other learning opportunities at any point during their high school years." https://lnkd.in/enbcmFMg

Check out this article from Government Technology on our recently released tool the Open Data Index for Schools (ODIS). Many thanks to Nikki Davidson for the interview on this important topic! https://lnkd.in/geGA52DJ Also feel free to check out ODIS here: https://lnkd.in/gAXrYzBZ #Education #opendata #smartercommunityimpact

We are proud to let you know our new Open Data Index for Schools (ODIS) tool is now live ( https://lnkd.in/gAXrYzBZ )! We see ODIS being transformative for anyone interested in impact work around school communities because it provides data on 5 areas of school community barriers and challenges (economic, education, health, housing, and crime) all in one location. While other tools like ODIS exist, it is the first of its kind to aggregate and summarize data down to the school community level, or the geographic area specific to a school’s attendance boundary (SAB). See our recent press release on the tool here for more information about its purpose and how some are already using it. https://lnkd.in/g6A2NCge If anyone is interested in a 1:1 demo of the tool or just wants to connect about how the tool can be useful in your work, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me, Nicholas Minar, Ph.D. , and I’m happy to schedule a time for us to meet virtually. #betterdata #education #schoolcommunity #NAF

Our last NAF Research + Tech talk of the year is scheduled for next week! Join us for a conversation with Dayna L. Martínez, Ph.D. as we discuss her work at SHPE, "Equipando Padres: Unveiling Insights from STEM Engagement Research for Stronger Support Systems". See the RSVP link and save the date below! #STEMengagement #HispanicsInSTEM #education RSVP Link: https://lnkd.in/e2S48Pdn

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