Time for Equity Indicators Tool

The twenty-four indicators are grounded in the goal of preparing students to succeed in college, career and civic life. They also look at the extent to which schools and systems provide the support students need to reach these ambitious goals. We do not imagine that data will be collected on every indicator for every school, but rather that each group of users will select the subset of indicators that most advance their work. To learn more about our research methodology please see our full report Leveraging Time.

This web tool allows you to explore the indicators in two different ways: by searching the four categories of implementation or as a complete list.

Why Student-Level Indicators?

Changing the opportunities and lives of young people is at the heart of our education system. Schools and systems should be held accountable for serving students well, but studentsâ€™ readiness for success in college, career, and civic life canâ€™t be captured through a single measure like standardized test scores. The student-level indicators in this framework go much further; they take a comprehensive look at the impact of more and better learning time on studentsâ€™ academic success, critical thinking and other 21st-century skills, healthy development, and engagement in school and community life.

Why School-Level Indicators?

School-level indicators can show how a school supports expanded learning time by changing structures and schedules, allocating resources, and providing students with learning opportunities and support services. Looking at school-level data sheds light on how more and better learning time can transform entire school structures.

Why System-Level Indicators?

Schools are not isolated entities, and many factors that affect how students learn and grow are outside of the control of schools. But traditional accountability systems focus almost entirely on student and school outcomes, failing to capture the impact of the ecosystem of practices, policies, and resources that schools operate in, at the district, community, state, and federal levels. System-level indicators provide a new way for understanding student and school performance in the larger social and political context.

Explore Indicators by Categories

The twenty-four indicators are organized into four categories that correspond to different stages of implementing expanded learning time. To see indicators by category, click on the tiles below.