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The
Partnership
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unique collaboration has created the Ed-Data website to offer educators,
policy makers, the legislature, parents, and the public quick access
to timely and comprehensive data about K-12 education in California.
The Education Data Partnership provides a significant tool to access
information and improve decision making in managing education's resources.
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The Alameda County Office of Education is a leader
in the use of technology, particularly through the Bay Area Education
Network (BAENet) that connects Alameda County student services with
school districts and other participating counties. ACOE is responsible
for the design, operation, and maintenance of the Ed-Data site and
provides the computer expertise and hardware to set up and handle
the vast amount of data.
E-mail: askacoe@acoe.k12.ca.us |
California Department of Education
www.cde.ca.gov
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The California Department of Education collects, analyzes, and publishes
a wide variety of fiscal, demographic, attendance, and student
performance data from local educational agencies. This information
is the source of Ed-Data's profiles and reports. Department staff
provide expertise to make the data available to the Partnership,
to assist in the design of the site, and to participate in determining
how to use the data to make meaningful and useful analyses and
comparisons.
E-mail: Ed-Data@cde.ca.gov
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EdSource
www.edsource.org
EdSource is an independent, impartial, statewide not-for-profit
organization dedicated to enabling informed decision making on behalf
of California's public schools. As an Ed-Data partner, EdSource
offers analyses and explanations of complex education issues, prepares
graphic displays for the site, sets the context for the various
reports and profiles, and monitors information on users and suggestions
for future improvements.
E-mail: edsource@edsource.org
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Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT)
www.fcmat.org
Established in 1992 as an independent, state-funded entity, FCMAT supports
California's local educational agencies in fulfilling their financial
and management responsibilities by providing fiscal advice, management
assistance, training, and other related school business services.
FCMAT administers the Education Data Partnership in order to provide
interactive and accessible financial and demographic information
for policy makers at the state and local levels.
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