When students arrive at kindergarten behind, they will likely leave elementary school behind unless teachers find ways to target their individual needs. In this video accompanying the Gates Foundation’s Teachers Know Best: Making Data Work report, educators discuss the importance of finding clear direction in the data they receive. “Sometimes we wait for the data to pile up before the interventions happen,” a California middle school teacher said. “I’d love to have more preventative and preemptive measures.”
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