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The Arizona Education Progress Meter

JOE DI STEFANO
Designer + developer
Mockup of the Arizona Education Progress Meter site on a laptop, two tablets, and a phone, showing the homepage, a county map, and colored percentage dials.

The Arizona Education Progress Meter is a critical data tool aimed at measuring the state’s progress towards its Achieve60 AZ goal.

The goal of this tool is to initiate discussions and prompt action at various levels, including schools, communities, and the state to improve student outcomes. With over 200 partners, the Education Progress Meter has become a widely accepted framework for education in Arizona.

The challenge

The client required a user-friendly platform that would provide a comprehensive view of the progress made towards the Achieve60 AZ goal. The platform needed to be easy to use for policy makers, educators, civic leaders, and business leaders across the state.

Our approach

We proposed a Headless CMS configuration with a React front-end, powered by a custom API serving both WordPress content and education data from a statewide database.

The website design was updated to add new data visualizations to the homepage and improve the overall design and readability. The location map was designed with the help of Mapbox GL to provide an interactive mapping experience that allowed users to visualize data across the state. The indicator page provides a dynamic indicator chart that supports comparison across multiple locations and subgroups.

The result

The Arizona Education Progress Meter is now a user-friendly platform that provides a comprehensive view of the state’s progress towards the Achieve60 AZ goal. The powerful interactive mapping experience and the dynamic indicator chart have made it easier for users to visualize and understand the data.

Services provided

  • Website design updates
  • Front and back-end development
  • Front-end development for new homepage, navigation, and base styles
  • Location map design, including indicator and location search functionality, location details module, map styles and location-based progress meter
  • Indicator page design, including dynamic indicator chart with support for comparison across multiple locations and/or subgroups

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