ERIC Number: ED652214
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Apr
Pages: 14
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The Statewide Longitudinal Data System Landscape. Policy Guide
Claus von Zastrow
Education Commission of the States
More states are thinking about their data systems and how to give decision-makers the information they need. As states work to create successful education and career pathways, they need transparent, well-structured and well-governed data systems. To learn more, our team conducted a 50-State Comparison on state longitudinal data systems to collect relevant policies and practices in use and understand where states are in the process of creating effective data systems. Informed by the data from the 50-State Comparison, this Policy Guide pulls together recent reports, tools and surveys from the field and demonstrates an emerging consensus about the key elements of an effective state longitudinal data system that responds to diverse audiences' needs. State policymakers can use this resource to assess their own data system against emerging best practices highlighted in this Policy Guide.
Descriptors: State Programs, Longitudinal Studies, State Policy, Information Systems, Educational Policy, Best Practices, Governance
Education Commission of the States. ECS Distribution Center, 700 Broadway Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80203-3460. Tel: 303-299-3692; Fax: 303-296-8332; e-mail: ecs@ecs.org; Web site: http://www.ecs.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - General
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Education Commission of the States (ECS)
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