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Can data help improve underperforming schools?

Posted November 24, 2008 9:10 AM by Ted Jackson

There has always been a big focus in the nonprofit community on helping improve public schools in America. Recently, I have seen a lot of information written about how foundations and others are helping schools use data to learn about what works and to drive results.

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Are You Lost Without a Map?

Posted November 7, 2008 12:39 PM by Dylan Miyake

For years, management frameworks from the business sector have been foisted upon unsuspecting social sector organizations. Not surprisingly, many of them have proven wholly inappropriate for organizations that are not driven purely by financial motives. So why has the Balanced Scorecard been such a success in the social sector?

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