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Staff Spotlight! Melissa Patton, MPP, is a Research Scientist at Activate. She has a background in quantitative analysis and is an R enthusiast. Melissa utilizes her analytical skills at Activate on…... Staff Spotlight! Melissa Patton, MPP, is a Research Scientist at Activate. She has a background in quantitative analysis and is an R enthusiast. Melissa utilizes her analytical skills at Activate on ...

Staff Spotlight! Melissa Patton, MPP, is a Research Scientist. Melissa is passionate about turning data into insight. She believes that high-quality research drives better decisions and that data visualizations should always tell an honest story. Full bio here:

Staff Spotlight! Taisha Ali has been with Activate since the beginning – that’s nearly 12 years! As Business Development Manager, she provides managerial and administrative assistance to all… | Activ... Staff Spotlight! Taisha Ali has been with Activate since the beginning – that’s nearly 12 years! As Business Development Manager, she provides managerial and administrative assistance to all contract...

Staff Spotlight! As Business Development Manager, Taisha Ali provides managerial and administrative assistance to all contract and business development activities, as well as serving as project coordinator on numerous client projects. See full bio on LinkedIn:

Staff Spotlight! Taylor Elop, MPP, is a Research Scientist at Activate. Taylor assists with the technical review of all data products and supports qualitative data collections. See more on linkedin: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Results from TALIS 2024 The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) is the world’s largest survey of teachers and principals. In 2024, educators from 55 education systems provided information about what they ...

Activate Research is honored to lead U.S. participation in the world’s largest study capturing the perspectives of teachers and school leaders worldwide - @oecd-ocde.bsky.social TALIS 2024.
🌍 280K teachers • 17K schools • 55 education systems
📖 Report - Results from TALIS 2024: The State of Teaching

Activate Research is proud to have worked with @ala-pla.bsky.social on its 2024 Public Library Staff Survey.

Graphic for a free Public Library Association webinar titled Evolving Staff Roles, Policies, and Practices: Results from PLA's 2024 Annual Survey. Learn how to use the results from the 2024 Public Library Staff Survey to improve your library’s performance, demonstrate value, and increase impact in your community. The free event is scheduled for Thursday, September 25 at 2 PM ET, 1 PM CT, 11 AM PT.

Join PLA for a free online event on 9/25 at 2 PM ET to learn about the results of the 2024 Public Library Staff Survey! 📝

🤝 Speakers will share how your library can use the report & PLA’s data tools to understand & improve your library’s impact in your community.

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Activate staff recently gathered in Washington, DC, for a day of team building. It’s no surprise that we completed surveys to help drive our agenda and goals!

Activate Research | Trends in U.S. Student's Average Math, Reading, and Science Scores on NCES Large-Scale Assessments: 1998-2024 Home This consolidated review of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) student assessment data offers a novel presentation of trends in average math, reading, and science test scores across multi...

See our companion report here:

Activate Research | Trends in U.S. High School Students’ Average Reading Scores on NCES Large-Scale Assessments: 1998–2022 Home This consolidated review of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) high school student assessment data presents trends in average reading test scores across multiple NCES studies. Includes NA...

See our extended analysis, focusing on high school reading scores, here: www.activateresearch.net/our-work/tre...

Activate Research | Trends in U.S. High School Students’ Average Reading Scores on NCES Large-Scale Assessments: 1998–2022 Home This consolidated review of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) high school student assessment data presents trends in average reading test scores across multiple NCES studies. Includes NA...

Our review of NCES HS student assessment data presents trends in avg test scores across multiple studies. Analysis highlights the difficulty in comparing HS scores across large-scale assessments. Plus, federal efforts to evaluate HS student performance will become even more limited in the future.

Activate Research | Trends in U.S. Student's Average Math, Reading, and Science Scores on NCES Large-Scale Assessments: 1998-2024 Home This consolidated review of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) student assessment data offers a novel presentation of trends in average test scores across multiple NCES studies. Includes...

A new analysis of NCES data conducted by @activate-research.bsky.social reveals that improvement in student achievement in the years following the implementation of the NCLB has steadily eroded over the course of the past decade and was completely erased by the early 2020s. Read more here:

Activate Research | Social Science Consulting Learn about Activate Research, Inc. Explore our capabilities and services in social science consulting. Meet our team, clients, and partners.

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Activate Research is a WOSB that provides expert social science consulting services and works with government agencies and private-sector clients to conduct research and data analysis. This includes program evaluation, quantitative and qualitative data collection, and technical assistance services.