Dr. Nicole Alioto, Social Psychologists, looks at what makes school districts transformative, changing the lives of the students and improving our culture. <br /><br /><a href="https://cisionone-email.booksavvypr.com/c/eJwszU1uwyAQxfHTwI4IBvO1YJFNrhHhmUFBwXVraCL19JWrbn_Se3_KHmx1TnI2IWprow5RPjJbE5NNjnwwECEB15VsNQyV0WkvW_bFEFKsqw8r3Q2nYlAb8D4uZMSiRyN-ti-1ldb5GKq6lALFmNQPvAAup8ueH3N-DmGvAm4Cbu_3-_LRcO9cetvnfsF9E3CTG1Mr6uDOZbBqlP_g_g_CXiFZnbQ88tHweda_EXmMrRDPvZcxzyc55sG8nXswliEQKtJaq6VGqxIhqtUEpsCLKwnlK8NvAAAA__-4tFlC" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Alioto</a>, educator, data expert and author of <a href="https://cisionone-email.booksavvypr.com/c/eJwsj01upjAQRE8Du_5kNz_GCy-y4RpR090EK4AztgnKnH7EKNv3qqQqCSN26zC0GqybTNdNxk3tFla3mN7hwG5crGcz-kF0RGSknnGRNoaRrLBM6zK6Rd6terJsLI7j1IttelOi6Gf8AwfFXXOBdfDeyTR5-IvfiK-Ht3vYav0qTffW4NzgfN_364ycdqU9pppenI4G51JT1gbnrwbnn3QB0wmHUrmyAp0_dYvnB9AJKhdTTbnAxxVFoabf2OPvjSrEAhtleYzoGk9tD5VIkHVXKgpRwn_w_gua7g19Z7xpc8iRP59jF7OWcpBoTTuV-oxsS82qx9NH2yk6YRBjDPTr1IEXZlisU3HaD-S5_Q74LwAA__-VVns0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">You Can Measure Anything!: An Educator’s Guide to Measuring What Is Hard to Define</a> (May 2026), argues that the problem is not a lack of data. It’s that schools often try to measure these outcomes before clearly defining what they actually mean.   She explains:  <br /><ul><li>"Morale" means something different to a first-year teacher, a veteran educator, and a building principal. </li><li>"Trust" looks different in a high-performing school and one in crisis. </li><li>Until a district builds a shared definition — one developed with input from the people the data are supposed to represent — any survey it runs is measuring something. Just not necessarily the thing it thinks it’s measuring.</li></ul>Enjoy this insightful conversation on a truly significant opportunity to shape our future generations.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support</a>.