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Identifying SLDS Users and Uses

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This 2011 brief provides guidance on the identification of end users and those users’ information needs. The document guides state staff to reflect on the purpose and intended outcomes of a data system, identify and prioritize the users it can and should serve, and then assess the system’s capacity to support the identified uses. Published […]

Planning for Early Childhood Data Use, Part 1

This 2011 document examines the planning phase of the Early Childhood Data Use Framework through the experiences of Arkansas’s and Washington State’s State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) P-20W agencies. Published by: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SDLS) State Support Team (SST) Planning for Early Childhood Data Use, Part 1

Traveling Through Time: The Forum Guide to Longitudinal Data Systems (Book III)

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This electronic book is the third in a four-part series about longitudinal data systems. It provides guidance on organizational issues, how to keep the project moving forward, and ensuring high quality data to improve education. Data governance and management is prominent thoughout this document. Published by: National Forum on Education Statistics Traveling Through Time: The […]

What Four States Are Doing to Support Local Data-Driven Decision-Making: Policies, Practices, and Programs

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This 2011 report documents how four state education agencies are supporting local data-driven decision-making through their policies, practices, and programs for creating data systems, improving data access and use, and building district and school capacity to use data. Published by: Mid-Atlantic Regional Education Lab (REL) What Four States are Doing to Support Local Data-Driven Decision-Making: […]