Improving Education Decision-Making through Data and Action.
Helping education leaders refine systems where every student has access to a quality education.
Momentum’s work begins with targeted research in areas where better data and strategic implementation can improve educational opportunities.
Momentum combines an extensive and continuously updated database of public schools, policies, and performance data and information with analytical expertise to inform K-12 policy and practice across the country. In conjunction with a wide variety of partners and engagements, Momentum’s data and expertise strengthen key policies and systems across the public education sector.
Learn more about Momentum’s dataAccountability & Performance
Providing relevant data and measures to evaluate school performance, support accountability, and inform better education decisions.
Facilities & Funding
Providing research and data on education funding, public assets, and school facilities to support equitable, effective investment.
Schools, Students & Enrollment
Providing accessible data on schools, student populations, enrollment patterns, and educational trends.
Momentum’s data is then made actionable through various services
Data Collection
Collecting high-quality data to inform meaningful change
Momentum regularly collects data and information on schools and public education policy to support our work around alternative schools, school accountability, charter school facilities and funding. In addition, Momentum works with partner organizations to collect new data and information, expanding both our expertise and database.
Research & Analysis
Turning data into clear insights for decision-makers
Momentum's database supports ongoing research and analysis as well as informing how policies impact school and student outcomes in K-12 public education. Our database can be used to conduct research and analysis to inform our partner organizations' priorities.
Technical Assistance
Supporting schools and organizations with implementation
Momentum provides a variety of support services and technical assistance to schools and other educational organizations. These include both qualitative and quantitative school evaluations, school improvement support and implementation coaching, and more.
Where Momentum’s Data and Services Lead to Impact
The School, Performance, and Policy Database is at the core of Momentum's work -at sometimes informing state policy and at other times supporting or working with individual schools across four key areas of focus illustrated below:
Accountability Policy & Practice
School performance — measured against what schools are actually trying to do.
Charter School Facilities & Finance
Public assets, fair access, and suitable, affordable facilities for charter schools.
School Evaluation
Two decades of experience evaluating the schools other systems struggle to measure.
School Support
Using Momentum's considerable data and decades of experience to strengthen schools and expand opportunity.
National Impact Through Data & Research
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