State Data Capacity: Latest Findings From States on Their Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems

• In Event: Implementation of Education Policies to Improve School- and System-Level Leadership

Abstract

Analyzing the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education’s survey on state data capacity, we answer several overarching research questions to assesses the current state and robustness of statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDSs) across the entire P2OW system. 1) What K–12 data elements are included in the SLDSs? 2) How are K-12 SLDS student data linked to other data and what data elements are linked? These findings provide a view of states’ capacities to link and use longitudinal data, and provide researchers with a better sense of data capabilities across the US.

Authors

• Julia Bloom-Weltman, Applied Engineering Management

• Sarah Meholick, Applied Engineering Management Corporation

• Kristen Noel King, US Department of Education