I've been spending a lot of time lately working with geographic information systems (GIS) mapping technology - it's a great tool that gives you a whole new way to look at information by mapping education data and neighborhood demographics, including school district boundaries, school locations, income data, and school performance information. And currently it's sorely under-used in education research and policy. Education Sector is working on changing that and you can expect some cool maps from us in the coming months, but in the meantime I'm sharing an application that just arrived in my inbox via my GIS newsletter.
The state of Illinois, as part of implementing its 2011 preschool for all goal, has created an Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map. The goal is to allow agencies to better match services with needs. Users can map the distribution of early childhood services, including Head Start, state agencies, and private sector care, along with demographic information related to population and federal poverty levels.
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