Ever feel like you’re spending more time juggling data than actually working with students? You’re not alone. Schools generate a ridiculous amount of data every single day—from attendance and test scores to behavior tracking—and managing it all can quickly feel like a full-time job. But here’

If anyone knows the struggles of school data management, it’s me. After spending 15 years as a data manager in a large school district, I’ve seen firsthand how easily things can go wrong—and, more importantly, how to fix them. In those years, I learned that managing data