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A Guide to Student Information Systems
Ben Trefny

The push for increased accountability has made software packages that manage students' vital stats more relevant than ever before. Here are some of the latest offerings. With the No Child Left Behind Act coming into full swing this fall, school districts are scrambling to collect and disseminate data on student test results, achievement levels, graduation rates, and other information the government requires in exchange for federal funding. In order to comply, many districts are turning to their student information systems for help. Student information systems-software that let schools enter, store, and track data such as student demographics, attendance, and grades-have been around for years, but they've evolved several iterations beyond the days of the district mainframe. Many of today's SIS programs feature a centralized architecture, meaning data does not have to be housed on separate servers in each school, but instead can be accessed by users on a single database via a Web browser....


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