Date:
Monday, April 23, 2012 (All day) to Tuesday, April 24, 2012 (All day)
Location:
Boston, MA
Two hundred education leaders from across the country gathered in Boston, MA to attend the 2nd annual Strategic Data Project (SDP) Spring Convening, Beyond the Numbers: The Power of Analytic Leaders. Participants engaged in discussions about improving the use of data and analysis in their respective partner agencies, and partook in a rich set of sessions focused on college-going success and the human capital pipeline. Speakers included Amy Briggs, Chief Operating Officer at Student Achievement Partners; John Friedman, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kenned School; and Brad Jupp, Senior Program Advisor on Teacher Initiatives to the Secretary at the US Department of Education.