The policy decisions of state, district and school educators affect the extent to which students have access to high-quality practices. This is especially relevant for students with disabilities and their families. This article summarizes a presentation made at the 2019 AAIDD conference and proposes an operational role for policy makers. Two frequently cited advances in education are (a) the commitment to adopt "evidence-based practices," and (b) the impact of information technology and data systems on the active "use of data for decision making" in schools. This article reviews the integrative role that policy decisions make in transforming effective practices and good data systems into practical outcomes for children and families.

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政策、实践和数据的结合以实现教育改革。

州、学区和学校教育者的政策决定影响学生获得高质量实践的程度。这对残疾学生及其家庭尤其重要。本文总结了在 2019 年 AAIDD 会议上所做的演讲，并提出了决策者的操作角色。两个经常被提及的教育进步是 (a) 承诺采用“基于证据的做法”，以及 (b) 信息技术和数据系统对学校积极“使用数据进行决策”的影响。本文回顾了政策决策在将有效做法和良好数据系统转化为儿童和家庭实际成果方面的综合作用。