This 2013 guide provides tips for administrators, teachers, and families for best ways to informally share student data to strengthen family–school partnerships and promote student learning. Published by Harvard Family Research Project Link to Document (PDF)
This 2013 article discusses a study on how and why parents used an SIS portal. It provides a brief overview of what a Student Information System (SIS) is and recommendations for using the parent portal for engaging in children’s learning. Published by Harvard Family Research Project Link to Article
This 2013 article provides commentary on how the conversations people are having about education data have changed. It provides key components of effective data-sharing practices. Published by Harvard Family Research Project Link to Article
This 2010 article discusses lessons learned from NYC’s Achievement Reporting and Innovation System (ARIS) Parent Link data system. ARIS is an online platform that provides teachers and parents access to their child’s data and allows for monitoring their child’s learning. Published by Harvard Family Research Project. Link to Article
This 2011 issue brief discusses how the family-school-community relationship can be strengthened through effective data sharing and how policy can support the creation of a data pathway for families. Published by Harvard Family Research Project. Link to Document (PDF)
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 Link to Document (PDF)
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 Link to Webinar Recording
This 2014 webinar is a reprisal of a popular session from our 2014 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes conference. Presenters from the U.S. Department of Education share information on current issues and guidance on IDEA and FERPA requirements regarding data sharing and confidentiality. The session includes highlights and recent guidance from the Part B and Part […]
This 2014 document is an adaptation of the 2012 release of “Data Sharing Agreement Checklist” intended for K-12 audiences. Presented as a checklist, the document summarizes the requirements for the written agreements under the audit or evaluation exception that is specified in FERPA and that also applies to the IDEA for Part C early intervention […]
Presenters: Baron Rodriguez, Jeff Sellers, & Jennifer Tschantz This 2014 presentation shares how DaSy, IDC, and PTAC are collaborating to address state questions around data sharing, privacy, and security and provides an overview of new resources recently developed by these TA Centers. Presentation