For more than a decade, Battelle for Kids has partnered with educators, state departments of education, school districts and other education-focused organizations in states, such as Arizona, California, Georgia, Ohio, Oklahoma, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and others, to bring clarity to school improvement. As a result of these partnerships, we have seen dramatic improvements in student success when educational leaders and teachers have access to the “right” data and the support they need to effectively use data for improvement purposes. View some of our success stories: Value-Added Initiatives Educational Improvement Recognizing and Rewarding Excellence | | Our partnership with Battelle for Kids has allowed us to provide cutting edge tools to Texas school districts engaged in strategic compensation program design and implementation. Their expertise has advanced our thinking on this complex topic." -Elizabeth A. Barkowski, Program Coordinator, Institute for Public School Initiatives |