NEWSLETTER | Issue 32
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NEWSLETTER
June 2016
IT’S TIME TO FOCUS ON USING DATA TO IMPACT LEARNING…
IN THIS ISSUE
A Shift in Scope, but the end
game still remains the same…
by Larry Fruth II, PhD – Executive Director / CEO
Over the past four years or so there has
state
been a shift in many of the ownership
involvement or “pass along” these
areas in the national “business of
responsibilities to the local education
Global Community News
education”.
authorities?’
Keeping you informed of the global Community
activities, including: the SIF Infrastructure
Specification 3.2 release; Certification News;
welcome to new A4L Community members; an
update on the Student Data Privacy Consortium
work; and a look at our priorities for the year
ahead.
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While each of our three
“ramp
up”
their
systemic
With state education
established Communities (AU, UK, and
agencies down in staffing, in some
North America (NA)) have had differing
cases down 50% from 2 years ago, the
amounts of shift, the overall effect is
answer was uniformly “pass it along”!
that more responsibility in measuring
We are already seeing some of this in
progress and accountability reporting
official
will fall on the shoulders of local
agencies asking the local entity to take
learning institutions.
over some reporting responsibilities
I have the privilege in my role to
interact
with
numerous
state
coming
from
state
Continued on pg 2…
AU Community News
An overview of the EduTECH Conference, which
took place in Brisbane on 30-31 May 2016.
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ex-
education
chiefs here in the
US. I have asked
all of them with
the
letters
seemingly
NA Community News
An overview of the North American target
activities for 2016; xPress Roster Certification
launch date;
and the presentations being
provided at STATS DC 2016 – we hope to see you
there!
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reduced role by
the
federal
government
in
the
of
role
educating citizens,
‘would
they
as
leaders
of
the
UK Community News
Update on the Department for Education Data
Exchange project, and a ‘SAVE THE DATE’ for the
next meeting in October 2016.
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