Schools are awash in data, and teachers are being asked to gather data in a myriad of high-tech and low-tech ways. But gathering is not analyzing, and without analysis there is little reason to gather the data in the first place. Teachers need data-collection systems that lend themselves to rapid analysis and action. This article presents several…

John Goodlad and his associates have produced a report that provides a more comprehensive basis for understanding United States schools than any previously published. (Author/JM)