THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN ARIZONA Visualizing the Current Landscape to Prepare for the Future
THE ASU ADVANTAGE
The Education Landscape
The Decision Theater is at the center of
The education system is complex and interwoven with other social systems. Decision Theater projects in the education landscape provide forums for in-depth insight into distinct pieces of the education pipeline. When connected, these visualized observations reflect the greater system, unravel complexities and offer avenues for change.
efforts to create and use data driven analytic models to understand and assess Arizona’s educational achievement and impact. These research frameworks address the value of post-secondary attainment, the state’s future labor force, and the road to prosperity from K-12 education to a healthy economy.
Mapping High School Achievement What are the invisible relationships between student success and their surrounding environment? How do high schools across Arizona academically compare to one another? The ASU Decision Theater and the Decision Center for Educational Excellence (DCEdEx) collaborate to understand the mechanisms of student success. An interactive, multilayer software tool visualizes high school distribution and graduation data, community demographics, regional environmental statistics and college-going rates to capture a holistic view of the landscape and build more informed conversations on applicable interventions.
