This November 2018 report from the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) and the Center for the Study of Social Policy offers case studies from Indianola, Mississippi; Ventura County, […]
Early Childhood Data in Action
Author Archives: Elaine Mulligan
Guidelines for Developing Data Sharing Agreements to Use State Administrative Data for Early Care and Education Research
This 2018 publication from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is intended to provide guidance to early […]
National Child Outcomes Results
October 9, 2018 In this webinar, ECTA and DaSy staff discussed results from the latest national child outcomes analysis. They reviewed national estimates, state variations in performance, and provided a […]
Building a Culture of Data Use
This webinar explored DaSy’s new Data Culture Toolkit, following the five key steps to building a culture of data use in a state or local program: Formalize your data team […]
Confidentiality Toolkit
This resource tool from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) supports state and local efforts by bringing greater clarity to the rules […]
Data Retention and Destruction Guidance
It is critical that state Part C and Part B 619 governance policies address record retention and data destruction. The newest section of our Data Governance Toolkit provides guidance, key […]
Forum Guide to Supporting Data Access for Researchers: A State Education Agency Perspective.
This 2012 report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recommends a set of “core” practices, operations, and templates that can be adopted and adapted by SEAs as they […]
Email and Student Privacy
This 2016 video from the U.S. Department of Education’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) walks you through best practices on how to email student information. View Email and Student Privacy […]
Interactive Public Reporting Engine
Best Practices for Determining Subgroup Size in Accountability Systems While Protecting Personally Identifiable Student Information
This 2017 report from the Institute of Education Sciences’ National Center for Education Statistics was created to assist states as they develop accountability systems that (1) comply with ESSA; (2) […]