About the Author
Nicole Alioto
Dr. Nicole Alioto is a recognized leader in educational measurement and strategic planning, dedicated to helping schools transform practices with better evidence. As the founder and CEO of Alla Breve Educational Consulting, she brings clarity, expertise, and energy to the world of education, ensuring schools measure the right things to make informed, strategic decisions.
As a two-time TEDx speaker, author of Your School Sucks: Why Schools Fail to Measure Up and What to Do About It, host of the podcasts You Can Measure Anything® and Measure UP: The Podcast for Transformational School Leaders, and frequent conference presenter, Dr. Alioto is known for her ability to bridge research and reality, transforming complex data concepts into practical strategies that educators can immediately apply. She challenges outdated measurement practices and introduces innovative, results-driven approaches that align data with meaningful outcomes.
Her career included roles as Director of Institutional Research and Planning in the SUNY system, Coordinator of Data Analysis in the K12 space, Solutions Architect for IBM Analytics – Public Sector, and adjunct faculty at both the undergraduate and graduate levels teaching courses in statistics, research methods, predictive analytics, and assessment.
Dr. Alioto holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Connecticut. Originally from New Jersey, she now resides in western New York, where in her spare time, she enjoys the outdoors with her “lab assistants” and playing bassoon with a local wind ensemble.
