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Data Science and Literacy Act

ASA, INFORMS Lead Webinar on Data Literacy

January 2, 2024 Leave a Comment

The webinar, aimed at congressional staffers, was hosted by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, known as INFORMS, and moderated by INFORMS Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Jeff Cohen.

Data Science and Literacy Education Bill Gets Bipartisan Introduction

April 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) introduced the Data Science and Literacy Act in the House of Representatives February 14, following advocacy by the ASA and its members that formally kicked off at the Joint Statistical Meetings.

Passion for Data Literacy Puts Member on Capitol Hill

November 1, 2022 Leave a Comment

An Asian man, white woman, and brown-skinned woman stand on the steps of the Capitol building in DC. They are all smiling.

Leslie McClure participated in the ASA’s JSM Congressional Visits Day to advocate for data literacy and statistics education.

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