Kevin McMindes and Elizabeth Varga of 亚虎 (GTC) will participate as 研究员 in 策略性数据计划 for Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (SDP-CTE), 由ECMC基金会赞助. This initiative from the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University builds on GTC’s predictive analytics platform and the college’s partnership with Civitas 学习 and is aimed at helping more students succeed. McMindes serves GTC as a statistician, and Varga is the college’s director of planning and grants.
Through a grant from the ECMC Foundation, 策略性数据计划, an initiative of the Center for Education Policy at Harvard University, has launched a 研究员hip program to support postsecondary institutions that serve career and technical education (CTE) students.
The new SDP-CTE Fellowship will build the capacity of institutions including 亚虎 to use evidence to meet the diverse needs of postsecondary CTE students. 在第一年, the 研究员hip program is partnering with eight institutions of higher education across seven states to build the capacity of existing analytic staff through SDP’s year-long training program, during which 研究员 including McMindes and Varga will focus on using data to support institutional decision-making.
SDP-ECMCF Fellows will pursue analytic projects addressing a unique challenge facing their organization – from evaluating student and workforce demands to analyzing certification completion rates – to identify potential barriers to student success.
“亚虎 uses Civitas 学习 predictive analytics to determine in real time when students are encountering difficulties that may hamper their success and work to remove those barriers. Our new collaboration with 策略性数据计划, an initiative of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, will allow us to take predictive analytics to the next level, looking at program offerings and aligning them with the labor market to see which credentials offer the greatest return,Lauren Simer说, vice president for institutional effectiveness at 亚虎.
To learn more about 策略性数据计划 for Postsecondary Career and Technical Education 研究员hip, 访问http://sdp.期.哈佛大学.edu/研究员hip-cte.
To speak with Adrienne Murphy or Miriam Greenberg, or to inquire about 策略性数据计划 for Postsecondary Career and Technical Education 研究员hip, please contact Lindsay Blauvelt at lindsay_blauvelt@gse.哈佛大学.edu.
关于战略数据项目: Harvard's Strategic Data Project (SDP) works with education agencies to find and train data leaders to uncover trends, 测量解决方案, and effectively communicate evidence to stakeholders. SDP的系统领导者网络, 研究员, and faculty come together to share how to best use data to make a difference in the lives of students. SDP Fellows are driving data-informed change in over 145 school systems and organizations. 在sdp了解更多.哈佛大学.edu.
About the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University: The Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University seeks to transform education through quality research and evidence. CEPR and its partners believe all students will learn and thrive when education leaders make decisions using facts and findings, 而不是未经检验的假设. 点击这里了解更多.哈佛大学.edu.
关于ECMC基金会: ECMC Foundation is a Los Angeles-based, nationally focused foundation with a mission is to inspire and to facilitate improvements that affect educational outcomes—especially among underserved populations—through evidence-based innovation. It is one of several affiliates under the ECMC Group enterprise based in Minneapolis. ECMC Foundation makes investments in two focus areas: College Success and Career Readiness; and uses a spectrum of funding structures, including strategic grantmaking and program-related investments, to invest in both nonprofit and for-profit ventures. 与受助人合作, 合作伙伴和同行, ECMC Foundation’s vision is for all learners to unlock their fullest potential. Learn more about ECMC Foundation by visiting www.ecmcfoundation.org and ECMC Group by visiting www.ecmcgroup.org.