Thursday, December 20, 2012

School Tech Connect: Fun With Data.... And The New Data Guy

School Tech Connect: Fun With Data.... And The New Data Guy:


Fun With Data.... And The New Data Guy

There is simply nobody doing more interesting data work than Jeanne Marie Olson of Apple to Apples, and her crew of intensely talented volunteers.

In a nutshell, she's figured out the flaws in the CPS "utilization" formula, and created a more accurate list of schools that are "overcrowded," "efficient," and "underutilitized," all using crowd-sourced data and Google Fusion Tables.

In a suburban district, run by elected people, she would be invited in to give a presentation. Here in Chicago,