Data and computing shape nearly every aspect of modern life, yet K–12 education has struggled to keep pace. In this episode of Practical Significance, Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein welcome Nick Horton (Amherst College) and Anna Bargagliotti (Loyola Marymount University) to discuss the National Academies report, Data and Computing in K–12 Foundational Competencies 2026. Together, they unpack the report’s […]
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Teaching During COVID Leads April JSDSE
The onset of COVID-19 had a direct and continuing impact on the educational sector, with institutions, instructors, students, and parents scrambling to adapt to a variety of online or hybrid educational models. The April issue of the open-access Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education leads with three papers that describe approaches to teaching during the pandemic.
November Issue Features Experimental Design, Data Science Programs
The November issue of the open-access Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education leads with a set of three papers related to design of experiments.
Horton Works to Improve Reproducibility, Equity as New JSDSE Editor
Upon his appointment as editor in 2022, we asked Nicholas Horton a few questions about the journal and his editorial goals.
Nick Horton, An Advocate for Modernizing the Undergraduate Statistics Curriculum
Nick Horton is a professor of statistics at Amherst College and a recipient of numerous awards, among them the Robert V. Hogg Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Statistics.
Updating the Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs in Statistical Science
For his March President’s column, Nathaniel Schenker sits down with Nicholas Horton, chair of the initiative to update the ASA’s Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs in Statistical Science, to learn about where the initiative is heading.