More than a feeling
More than a feeling It’s the end of the year, when we reflect on the past year and look forward to new beginnings. I haven’t done any rigorous data collection…
The Engage with Data blog
The Engage with Data blog highlights relevant issues that impact families and communities and sparks discussion about how to address those issues through evaluation.
Word Clouds and Key Quotations: Making Qualitative Data Work for You
Word Clouds and Key Quotations: Making Qualitative Data Work for You This week I’ve got a co-author to help me continue my qualitative data series! Sarah Dunifon is Founder and Principal Evaluator…
Numbers Can’t Tell the Whole Story
Numbers Can’t Tell the Whole Story You should know by now that I’m a bit of a data nerd. I love spreadsheets. I love organizing data and using it to…
Five years!
Five years! Five years ago this week, I took the leap. I was a Community School Coordinator (CSC) in Baltimore and a doctoral student, and it was time for a…
We can’t let them fall through the cracks.
We can’t let them fall through the cracks. I started writing a completely different blog post for this week, but when I read the news this morning, I knew I…
Survey Fails … and How to Recover from Them
Survey Fails … and How to Recover from Them Sometimes you launch a survey, and you’re blown away by the number of responses you get. And sometimes, you’re not. I…