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From Extraction to Affirmation: Trust-Based Evaluation and Authentic Data Collection Garrett Mason I June, 2025 Back to blogs Trust-based evaluation is a collaborative, equity-centered approach to learning and accountability that shifts power away from extractive evaluation methods and instead embraces … Read More
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