Data literacy is becoming a civic skill—not just a professional one. Here, Danijela Markovic and Oskar Kärcher explore why data literacy education goes beyond coding and statistics to developing scientific, systems, computational, critical, creative, and ethical thinking.
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Patrick Hopfensperger: Bridging the Gap from State Standards to Teaching Statistical Thinking in the Classroom
For decades, Patrick Hopfensperger has helped educators bring statistical thinking into classrooms. Here, he shares why and how involving students helps develop their skills.
Obituary: Paul Rathouz
Longtime ASA member Paul Rathouz—a distinguished biostatistician, educator, and leader—passed away on December 10, 2025.
USCOTS 2025 Focuses on ‘Useful Models’
The conference brought together hundreds of statistics and data science educators to explore innovative teaching strategies, keynote insights on useful models, and community recognition.
‘Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education’ Highlights: Podcast, Celebrating GAISE Fill October Issue
The issue features a podcast transcript with Jim Albert, a tribute to George Cobb and the 20th anniversary of GAISE, and articles on curriculum reform, research surveys, teaching tools, and qualitative methodology.
Empowering the Next Generation: How the Fall Technical Conference Bridges Academia and Industry
The conference brought together industry experts, academics, and students to explore real-world applications of statistics, data science, and quality, emphasizing collaboration, career development, and connecting academia with industry.
CBMS 2026 Math Survey Tracks College Enrollment Trends
The Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences 2026 Mathematical Sciences Survey will collect enrollment data from US math and statistics departments nationwide, continuing a five-decade tradition of tracking educational trends to help institutions understand student patterns and secure academic resources.
Judith Lok Recognized with Mosteller Statistician of the Year Award
On April 28, the Boston Chapter of the American Statistical Association celebrated Judith J. Lok, a Boston University professor, as the 2025 Mosteller Statistician of the Year for her pioneering contributions to causal inference and clinical trial design methodology.
SDSS 2025 Explores Advances in AI, Statistics, Data Science
The 2025 Symposium on Data Science and Statistics in Salt Lake City brought together more than 350 data scientists, statisticians, and computer scientists to explore interdisciplinary advances in AI, statistics, and data science.
Interviews with Statistics, Data Science Educators Return as JSDSE Collections Expand
The July issue of JSDSE features an interview with Jim Albert about Bayesian teaching methods, research on AI’s limitations in statistical writing instruction, and innovative classroom data sets that include Loch Ness Monster sightings and steel mill operations data.