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T.H.E. Journal February 2009 Jeff Weinstock	Data-Driven Decision-Making: Mission Accomplished Two districts, one goal: to use data to drive decision-making. Both have achieved breakthroughs, discovering new ways to draw insights from student performance, and then step in to better it.
T.H.E. Journal September 2007 Matt Villano	Data-Driven Decision Making :: The 'Other' Data Most districts know the benefits of tabulating and tracking student performance. But now many are finding there's even more to gain from number crunching by casting out a wider net.
T.H.E. Journal October 2006 Justine Brown	Data Warehousing :: Too Much Information The surge in the collection and use of data has created a new problem for K-12 administrators - where to put it all, while ensuring it stays safe and accessible. Data warehouses have the answer.
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