Illuminations and Insights
We shine a light on our partners, the work we've done across the country, and insights from our team members.
Day in the Life: Q&A with Senior Technical Program Manager Drew McDermott
Get to know Senior Technical Program Manager Drew McDermott in the latest installment of our Day in the Life series. In the blog, Drew details his journey from graduate school fellow to his current role within the Data Science division, the rewarding nature of tackling analytics challenges for our partner organizations, and how he spends his time outside of work exploring the Pacific Northwest.
Day in the Life: Q&A with Senior Research Analyst Kayla Bollinger
Get to know Senior Research Analyst Kayla Bollinger in the latest installment of our Day in the Life blog series. In the blog, Kayla discusses her expertise in building scalable analytics for the districts EA partners with, her contributions to growth work in South Carolina, and the aspects of her role that she finds the most rewarding.
Day in the Life: Q&A with Research Analyst I Carly Benson
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!
Turning public data into custom insights: How EA has built a public data platform for our partners
Sometimes our partners cannot access student-level data. In this blog, we detail how EA maintains a robust data system of publicly available data and how we create custom reporting to provide data-driven insights for our partners.
Using Shiny to enhance the interpretation and utility of educational data
Making data useful and engaging is one of the most important aspects of our work at EA. This blog discusses reactive data displays, called Shiny dashboards, and showcases several features that make Shinys helpful to education stakeholders and data analysts alike.