School Data Systems Not Functioning Properly

Officials at Ofsted, the U.K. agency responsible for inspecting schools, announced a delay in the introduction of a new online tool for schools to track student-progress data and conduct self-evaluations.

The new system, Raiseonline, is intended to replace older systems that generate needed reports and to add new features that allow more extensive and meaningful analysis of student data. With the new system, administrators will be able to identify areas that need improvement and to compare their schools with other institutions, according to Ofsted.

Despite the delay, officials from the agency said Raiseonline will be a significant improvement over current systems.

BBC, 30 October 2006