Data Walls?!?

So in every school in my district has these "data walls" up when you enter! I have a huge ideological issue with this! Think of the message it is sending to our kids, their families, the teachers, and the whole community. It is the data we care about more than the actual "reading" or "math" instruction. Why isn't there a wall of everyone's favorite book? Or just the students' work? Or any fucking thing besides data? I just don't get it! This is a lasting message we are sending to the families...we value test scores more than skills! And many people who are not educators do not know any different or would never question the teacher/principal. I know this is happening all over the country, but it is going to bring our overall love of literacy down extensively! What is going on? When did we stop valuing real "learning" and "inquiry" and "questioning" and started valuing the short term data? We need to make a change and I will be a part of it:)!