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Will JonesJanuary 31, 2017 2

How can data help the most vulnerable victims of human trafficking?

Did you know that January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the United States? If not, you may not know that researchers estimate that human trafficking is a global industry with revenues from $51 to $99 billion annually, up from $32 billion just a few years ago. In this case,

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Will JonesDecember 6, 2016 0

Entity resolution reduces unknown unknowns in child well-being efforts

When protecting children, “entity resolution” can reduce the things agencies don’t know they don’t know. It’s a technological capability I wish I’d had when I led a child protective services agency. I have been involved in hundreds of determinations that would alter a child’s life trajectory. I was comfortable with

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Will JonesOctober 13, 2016 0

Taking a “Moneyball” approach to child welfare workforce woes

Could you imagine running a business with a 35-90% annual turnover rate? What if the average time to fill a position was anywhere between 3-12 months? This alone would cripple most organizations, but is a common reality in state and local child welfare agencies. High turnover and vacancy rates are

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Katrina MillerAugust 16, 2016 0

How can we help other foster care youth soar like Simone Biles?

Foster youth present a unique challenge to educators. Probably the most famous former foster care child in the world right now is Simone Biles, already one of the more formidable and successful athletes in the history of American sports. As a big fan of women’s gymnastics, Biles has thrilled me with her accomplishments.

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Will JonesJune 6, 2016 0

Tackling 4 common concerns about analytics for child well-being

In my last blog post, I introduced common concerns I’ve heard about predictive analytics in child well-being efforts. In this post, I want to address those concerns and reassure leaders and advocates that predictive analytics can be a tremendous boon to our ability to help kids and ease the burden on

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Will JonesMay 23, 2016 6

Addressing concerns of predictive analytics for child well-being

As state and local government leaders and community advocates explore how predictive analytics can improve child well-being outcomes, many questions and potential concerns surface. It is critical to understand that government youth services agencies across the United States have used actuarial Risk & Need Assessment tools for many years. Many

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Will JonesJanuary 21, 2016 0

CNBC highlights promise of analytics in child protective services

“What keeps you awake at night?” my colleague asked me. At the time, I was a child protective services administrator responsible for thousands of at risk children on any given day. While there were many things that weighed on my mind, worker turnover created many sleepless nights, and days filled

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Analytics | Data for Good | Students & Educators

Nadja YoungNovember 25, 2015 1

How does a highly effective teacher unlock student potential?

“(Teaching) is an incredible opportunity to be a catalyst for what we want the future to be," says Shannon Hardy, a 21-year math and science teacher from The Exploris School, a Wake County charter school in Raleigh, NC. Ms. Hardy uses data not just as a summative measurement tool, but

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Will JonesNovember 23, 2015 0

Child protection agencies lagging in use of analytics to protect kids

What happened to the adage, "What gets measured, gets done"? Though progress is being made, there are too many child protection agencies that have yet to understand the profound impact data-informed policy and practice have on performance outcomes, as well as staff retention and satisfaction. Without dipping deep into the

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Advanced Analytics | Data for Good | Students & Educators

Nadja YoungNovember 10, 2015 1

Highly effective teacher, coach and his student, athlete

This post shares the story of a teacher and coach, and a student-athlete who was the first in his family to graduate college, attend graduate school, and aspires to become a Mathematics professor. It's the first entry in a blog series that will highlight some tremendous educators with whom I’ve

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