Few school leaders are experiencing a shortage of data. Most are actually drowning in data, with a wealth of test scores, student demographic information, and an increasing load of "formative" assessment data that may or may not be worthy of the name (Popham, 2008). The challenge is facing both an overabundance of data and a scarcity of…

Argues that, from the early grades on, children need help in learning behavior associated with the decision-making process and concludes that school must provide settings in which decision processes are analyzed, taught, and evaluated. (JG)