Today, each part of the K-12 ecosystem operates in isolation, making decisions without a shared, contextual picture of what is actually happening across the field. No single organization can see how curriculum adoption, professional learning, assessment, state and district policy, and student outcomes interact at scale.

CEMD has developed the infrastructure for a reliable, longitudinal data system that includes approximately 5,000 districts representing over 70% of students nationwide. Four years of longitudinal data now enable the ability to track patterns and measure change across district and state lines.

Lora Kaiser, Executive Director, CEMD

Most people in curriculum see one part of the system: the classroom, the district office, or the publisher's side. Lora has stood in all three.

Lora's career spans classrooms, school systems, and the education marketplace, including leadership roles at McGraw Hill and EdSolutions. That range gave her a rare view of how instructional materials actually move from a publisher's plan into a real classroom, and where they get stuck along the way. At CEMD she aims to give every partner a clear view of the instructional landscape in which decisions are made.

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