Author Archives: Elaine Mulligan

CEDS Connect Tool

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This tool allows users to find and create “Connections” among data elements to address practical applications across the P-20W environment, for example, answering policy questions, calculating metrics and indicators, and reporting to the federal government. Currently, the tool addresses four policy questions in early learning. CEDS Connect Tool

Reporting Systems Maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Children’s Bureau

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This webpage provides examples of data collection and reporting systems. The Children’s Bureau supports the development of state and tribal child welfare reporting systems to enable the collection and analysis of important information about children and families, as well as improve case practice and management. Published by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Children’s Bureau […]

Pre K-3rd: Next Steps for State Longitudinal Data Systems

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This 2012 policy brief discusses the urgent need to measure children’s educational process from the beginning of Pre K and offers recommendations to overcoming barriers in creating state longitudinal data systems that include Pre K-3rd grade children. Published by: Foundation for Child Development PreK-3rd: Next Steps for State Longitudinal Data Systems (PDF)

Using Data in Multi-Agency Collaborations: Guiding Performance to Ensure Accountability and Improve Programs

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This 2012 report is designed to help collaborating organizations anticipate and address the most common challenges associated with multi-agency performance management and electronic data collection systems, offering practical advice including clarifying the purpose of the collaboration and of the data collection effort, determining what data to collect, and choosing a system to use. Published by: Child […]

Workforce Information: A Critical Component of Coordinated State Early Care and Education Data Systems

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This 2011 policy brief examines the early care and education workforce data landscape across the states, focusing on the three main workforce data systems operating across the states and also examines the challenges and efforts to align these systems. Published by: Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) Workforce Information: A Critical Component of […]