Recently I asked a friend about her children. “My oldest just got a job as a data analyst at an elementary school,” she said. “He loves it.” I was happy her son found a job he loved, but as I walked away I couldn’t help thinking that of all the pressing needs our public schools face today, to spend precious resources on hiring a data analyst seemed pretty outrageous. It also didn’t surprise me. Districts spend limited taxpayer dollars on coaches and mentors, analysts and test