Building Collaboration with Publicly Available Data

Join us for our South Dakota Education Equity Coalition's monthly call! We'll be joined by special guest, Brenna Da-Tokpah

Brenna Da-Tokpah holds a Master’s degree in Education Policy from Arizona State University and has dedicated her career to public service in education through AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and Teach For America. Her work focuses on advancing inclusive education for students with disabilities, particularly in literacy and equitable access to learning opportunities. She is active in international education and disability advocacy networks. She enjoys using data, from collection to sharing insights, to support collaborative research and community-informed decision-making.

Session Overview

This presentation highlights an initiative that combines publicly available South Dakota education data with collaboration from Tribal higher education institutions to develop data-informed tools, visualizations, and reports. These resources aim to make student outcomes more visible and accessible, supporting stronger research partnerships, community dialogue, and informed policy discussions.