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By Chris Bolognese, McElroy Master Chair in Math; Mathematics & Computer Science, Upper School, Columbus Academy 🎥 Video Interview: DS4E Communications Specialist Shea Stripling speaks with Chris Bolognese, McElroy Master Chair in Math; Mathematics & Computer Science, Upper School, Columbus Academy, about rethinking mathematical modeling through data science and empowering students to use data to investigate real-world problems. Ask five different educators what “modeling”

The Bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Act of 2026 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, September 10th, as a bipartisan effort supported by Representatives Stevens (D-MI), Baird (R-IN), Beyer (D-VA), and Fitzpatrick (R-PA). This legislation is aimed at expanding access to data science education and strengthening students’ data literacy skills. The bill would establish a U.S. Department of Education grant program supporting curriculum development,

By Aaron R. Williams and Claire McKay Bowen of the Urban Institute 🎥 Video Interview: DS4E Communications Specialist Shea Stripling speaks with Aaron R. Williams, Lead Data Scientist for Statistical Computing at the Urban Institute, and Claire McKay Bowen, Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, about why data science requires more than math and programming, highlighting the real-world skills that shape meaningful and ethical data work and explaining how educators can introdu