This 2013 set of voluntary data standards is the newest version of CEDS which includes additions to the early learning, K12, and post-secondary elements and expands CEDS into adult education and workforce. Published by: Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) CEDS Version 4
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
This 2015 report details MIHOPE-Strong Start’s process of acquiring administrative vital records and Medicaid data from 20 states and more than 40 state agencies and sheds light on the challenges of acquiring permission to access such data. Published by: MDRC Cheaper, Faster, Better: Are State Administrative Data the Answer? (PDF)
This tool allows users to map their own data dictionary to CEDS. Published alignments are currently available in the early learning domain for 3 states. Align also offers individual training modules that walk the user through the process of creating or uploading a data dictionary and aligning the data elements with CEDS. This tool allows […]
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 […]
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)
This 2012 report examines the results of a comprehensive composite of state-level child well-being data modeled after the Foundation for Child Development’s Child Well-Being Index. Published by: Foundation for Child Development Analyzing State Differences in Child Well-Being (PDF)
This 2013 webinar presents an overview of best practices in data management that promote data integrity and ensure that high-quality data are available for reporting, monitoring, and evaluation. Published by: INQUIRE Webinar Recording
This 2013 webinar offers a review of essential data governance structures that can be put in place to support the development of data sharing and linking. Published by: INQUIRE Webinar Recording
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 […]
