Data Wise, Third Edition: Educators Collaborating So Each Learner Thrives

A revised and updated edition presents field-tested strategies to foster equity, inclusion, and continuous improvement in educational practice

In this third edition of Data Wise, Kathryn Parker Boudett and Candice Bocala update the research-based eight-step collaborative inquiry process and demonstrate how it can be used to build more equitable schools. As Boudett and Bocala define it, equity occurs when each student has access to rigorous learning opportunities and is provided with the support they need to be successful. Therefore, improvement work is equity work.

This new edition provides a step-by-step guide for how teachers, counselors, and school leaders can address inequities and improve learning outcomes for all students. It shows how the evidence-focused analysis of the Data Wise improvement process, coupled with the disciplined way of thinking known as the ACE Habits of Mind (a shared commitment to action, assessment, and adjustment; intentional collaboration; and a relentless focus on evidence), can foster mindset shifts and fundamentally change the way educators work.

Data Wise is a world-renowned approach that has been used to address challenges not only in K-12 classrooms but also in higher education, professional learning, and administrative settings. This essential work delivers solid, relevant guidance for integrating data inquiry into institutional practice.

Author: Kathryn Parker Boudett,Candice Bocala
Publisher: Harvard Education PR
Published: 08/12/2025
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.30w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781682539972
ISBN10: 1682539970
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Decision Making & Problem Solving
- Education | Administration | School Superintendents & Principals
- Education | Evaluation & Assessment

About the Author
Kathryn Parker Boudett is senior lecturer on education and executive director of the Data Wise Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She teaches degree-program and professional education courses that focus on coaching with equity in mind and using evidence and collaborative time well. Her other books include System Wise, Meeting Wise, and Data Wise in Action. Candice Bocala is a lecturer on education and research director of the Data Wise Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She teaches degree-program and professional education courses about continuous improvement, leadership and facilitation, using evidence, and program evaluation. She is the coauthor of The Internal Coherence Framework.