This 2016 state spotlight describes how Kansas and Wisconsin implemented changes to their data systems and program practices to meet new IDEA notification requirements for the transition from Part C […]
Tag Archives: Policy
Critical Questions About Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
This 2015 resource compiles a set of Critical Questions that a quality state data system for early intervention (EI) or early childhood special education (ECSE) should provide data to answer. […]
Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Guide for Effective Government
This 2014 report outlines the first comprehensive framework that policymakers can follow to build a system of evidence-based governing. By leveraging the power of this approach, governments can reduce wasteful […]
Making Data Meaningful
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 […]
ARIS Parent Link: Five Lessons in Linking Families to Student Data Systems
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 […]
Breaking New Ground: Data Systems Transform Family Engagement in Education
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 […]
Early Childhood Data Sources
This webpage provides links to national and state-by-state data, policies and initiatives related to early childhood care and education. Published by The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center) ECTA […]
CEDS Connect Tool
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 […]
Building and Using Coordinated State Early Care and Education Data Systems: A Framework for State Policymakers
This 2010 report on building and using coordinated state early care and education data systems is intended to be a framework for state policy makers. Published by: The Early Childhood Data […]
A Tool Using Data to Inform a State Early Childhood Agenda
This 2012 tool is intended for state advocates and policymakers to use as they work to develop a state early childhood agenda. It includes a series of key questions to […]