A 2015 report from the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Urban Institute on data use for program planning and quality improvement finds that Head Start programs […]
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2015 OSEP Leadership Conference Call for Proposals Deadline Extended
The Call for Proposals for the 2015 OSEP Leadership Conference has been extended! Submit your proposal for a one-hour breakout session or poster session by Thursday, May 7 at 5:00 […]
IDC Interactive Institute in Albuquerque, NM
This week is the first of three IDC Interactive Institutes on High-Quality Data & the SSIP. These collaborative two-day Institutes will build capacity of states to obtain and use high-quality […]
2015-2016 CEELO Leadership Academy
The Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) invites applicants to a year-long Leadership Academy to strengthen leadership and management competencies of individuals with responsibilities for early childhood education programs […]
OSEP Launches Website to Publicly Report 618 Data
The DaSy Framework for IDEA Data Systems
The DaSy Center worked closely with seven partner states to develop our Data System Framework that identifies the key components and quality indicators of an effective Part C and Section […]
Planning, Conducting, and Documenting Data Analysis for Program Improvement
DaSy’s new guide, Planning, Conducting, and Documenting Data Analysis for Program Improvement, was developed to help technical assistance (TA) providers and state staff define and limit the scope of data […]
Early Learning is One of Six Priorities in SLDS Competition
Recently, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) invited State Educational Agencies to apply for new grants to design, develop, and implement Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) to accurately manage, analyze, […]
SSIP Topical Page on ECTA Website
The Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center‘s new State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) topical page highlights information and relevant links from Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) about the SSIP […]
Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) Version 5 Released
CEDS is a national collaborative effort to develop voluntary, common data standards for a key set of education data elements to enable more consistent and comparable data. The newly released […]