In this two-year NSF exploratory project, we iteratively designed and developed, alongside 48 teen participants over the course of 28 data labs (online and face-to-face), an adaptable, constructivist ...

Data now fuels everything from daily operations to long-term strategy, making data literacy—the ability to read, understand and leverage insights from data—a core business skill for professionals ...

Executives today are swimming in data but starving for insight. Reports and metrics flow endlessly across every device, yet few leaders possess the capacity to turn these numbers into a true market ...

The emerging use of generative AI has heightened the urgent need for data literacy training in state government, according to a new report from a national CIO organization. The work originated from ...

In today's fast-paced and increasingly digital business environment, data has become the lifeblood of companies; it drives growth, innovation and competitive advantage. The question is not whether ...

While digital literacy has become an aspirational cornerstone of modern education, the exponential growth of data-driven decision-making across industries reveals critical gaps that demand a stronger ...

As data management projects keep expanding across industries in tandem with AI implementation, nonprofits and other organizations can’t overstate the importance of data literacy — the ability to ...

We have all read stories of facial recognition software that fails to recognize dark-skinned faces, or robo-loan officers that deny mortgages to certain groups. As a growing body of research has made ...

The healthcare industry has been turned on its head in the last two years, and is still reeling from supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, high rates of physician burnout, and uncertainty over ...

Randy Barrett is a freelance writer and editor based in Washington, D.C. A large part of his portfolio career includes teaching banjo and fiddle as well as performing professionally. The federal ...

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While the majority of decision-makers surveyed by consulting firm Forrester and data analytics platform Tableau said they expect data literacy from employees "in every department," only 39% of ...