My Dream School-Information System

Original article in Education Week's Rick Hess Straight Up by Bill Jackson.

My dream school information system would provide insight into whether a particular school would help my daughters realize my aspirations for them (see Tuesday's post) and as well as shed light on many of the aspects of schools I look for on a tour (see Wednesday's post).

This month, GreatSchools is launching some elements of this vision with pilots in Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Washington, DC. But I'm going to challenge myself to think beyond our current innovations and imagine what might be possible in the future. In this spirit, my dream school information system has five components:

1. Student achievement and teacher quality
2. School climate and culture
3. School program and curriculum
4. Parent and student reviews
5. Principal interview

To read the complete article, visit Education Week.