Library Guides: Educational Leadership: Freely-Available Resources

Freely-Available Software

R
R is a free software for running statistical analysis. Be sure to download R Studio as well.
JASP
More user-friendly than R, JASP is also used to run statistical analysis. Whereas R uses code, JASP is point-and-click.
Orange
Orange is used to analyze and visualize quantitative data via workflows and widgets.
Zotero
Zotero is great for collecting, organizing, and managing sources.
Taguette
Taguette is a platform for qualitative analysis.

The 74
The 74 is a non-profit, non-partisan news site covering education in America.
Education Week
Education Week's web site. The Library also maintains a subscription to Education Week through the library databases.

Mississippi College and Career-Ready Standards
Content standards outline the skills and knowledge expected of students from grade to grade and subject to subject.
Mississippi Exemplar Units & Lessons
MDE Reports (Bureau of Public Reporting)
Links to the MS Succeeds Report Card, Chronic Absenteeism, Literacy-Based Promotion Act Annual Reports, District and School Data, and Superintendent Annual Reports.
MDE Accountability
The Office of District and School Performance (ODSP) provides state, district, and school level accountability (performance) measures on an annual basis.
MDE District Directory
School district and superintendent directory.
Mississippi State Board of Education Policy Manual
Documentation for MDE's operations
MDE Rules and Regulations
MDE grant and contract rules and regulations

NAESP Professioal Standards
National Association of Elementary School Principals' Standards
NASSP Position Statements
The position statements from the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
NASBE State Policy Database
National Association of State Boards of Education "College & Career" state policy database.
The CEEDAR Center
CEEDAR stand for “Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform.” Their mission is to "support students with disabilities in achieving college- and career-ready standards by building the capacity of state personnel preparation systems to prepare teachers and leaders to implement evidence-based practices within multi-tiered systems of support."