Illuminations and Insights

Get to know Research Analyst I Carly Benson in the latest blog for our day in the life series. In this blog, Carly discusses her role on the Analyst team, her experience transitioning from intern to full-time employee, her involvement in the San Antonio growth modeling project, and more!

Six years ago, the Indiana University School of Education, alongside 10 Indiana school districts, established the INsite Consortium to improve data access for educators by implementing the Ed-Fi data standard. By 2020, with Ed-Fi operational, the focus shifted to ensuring the consortium's sustainability amid evolving technology and the pandemic. In this blog, Dr. Molly Stewart, former Director of INsite, describes how INsite decided to transition to Education Analytics (EA) after recognizing the limitations of managing the consortium from a small university office. The move to EA enabled INsite to have access to advanced tools and broad support across states. As this transition wraps up, the Indiana team is looking forward to professional development and new collaborative opportunities to further provide support Ed-Fi implementation in Indiana.

Every summer, EA is fortunate enough to welcome a new cohort of interns to provide additional support and learn alongside our teams. Our organization benefits significantly from the diverse range of perspectives and insights that interns bring to EA, and we wanted to highlight the 2024 internship cohort and their accomplishments. In this blog, we invited them to share their thoughts about their internship experience at EA, what they've learned throughout their internship, and what advice they would give to future EA interns.

Get to know Cloud Engineer III Megan Nash in the latest blog for our day in the life series. In this blog, Megan discusses her role on the Cloud Engineering team, her involvement in the development of StartingBlocks, what drew her to want to work at EA, and more.

Get to know Program Operations Manager Kale Mabin in the latest blog for our day in the life series. In this blog, Kale discusses their role on the Program Operations team, their involvement in building and supporting program and project management tools, what interested them in working at EA, and more.

This year has seen remarkable advancements in educational technology poised to change teaching, learning, and research in education. In this blog post, we gather insights from five leaders at Education Analytics who have experienced these changes alongside our educational partners. From emerging trends in data use to how educators are making use of data in their classrooms, these leaders share their perspectives on the most influential developments in education.