Artificial Intelligence: What Schools Can Actually Learn From Their Data

For some districts, the concept of using data and artificial intelligence to make decisions seems far off in the future. But K–12 districts are already collecting a tremendous amount of data in various systems, from attendance records and grades to behavioral reports and the number of substitute teachers employed in a single semester. The challenge, explains Matt Jubelirer, general manager of education marketing at Microsoft, is aggregating the data from these disparate systems into a single place and making something of it.  “The goal isn’t more data collection. It’s helping educators…