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Jameson D. Lopez; Kyle X. Hill; Jana Hanson – Association for Institutional Research, 2024
The purpose of this project is to explore the limitations of federal postsecondary data as data as those data relate to Indigenous students and to Tribal Colleges and Universities. After first establishing some of the statistical limitations we commonly find in postsecondary data with Indigenous students, we provide strategies and practices that…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Minority Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Education, Minority Group Students
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Bloom-Weltman, Julia; Honey, Rose; Meholick, Sarah; Fettro, Marshal – National Center for Education Statistics, 2021
The statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS) Survey was first administered in the summer of 2017. This annual survey was created to help inventory the current data capacity of states' and territories' SLDSs. It not only focuses on whether a given data type or use is in place, but also explores the development of these data systems and their…
Descriptors: Data, Information Systems, Longitudinal Studies, State Programs
Complete College America, 2020
States' commitments to tackling long standing inequities have been stifled by missing data, long delays, insufficient data-analysis tools, and the excessive reporting burden placed on states and institutions. If states hope to achieve their completion and equity goals, they need access to data that does not leave them guessing--so they can…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Partnerships in Education, Data Analysis, Data Use
Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2019
A strong, well-aligned data system allows State CTE [Career Technical Education] Directors and other state leaders to answer critical questions about the quality of their CTE programs and whether learners are participating and succeeding equitably. But today's state data systems are not meeting the need for data-informed decision making.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Data, Information Systems, Data Use
Brandy S. Bowman; Robert C. Rodier – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The research addresses how post-secondary education can enhance Black student participation in STEM fields, which historically lag behind their White counterparts. Through improvement science, the researchers test the effectiveness of providing scaffolded learning and awareness modules for faculty and staff to enhance curricular design efforts and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Program Design, Postsecondary Education, STEM Education
Robert C. Rodier; Brandy S. Bowman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The researchers believe that post-secondary education can provide a greater number of Black students with degrees in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Using improvement science, this research aims to test whether providing scaffolded learning and awareness modules around success in STEM programs for faculty and staff…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Program Design, Postsecondary Education, STEM Education
Gina Johnson; Jenny Parks; Annika Many; Liliana Diaz – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2023
In April 2021, the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) convened a working group of institution, state, and national leaders to help advise its efforts to develop a set of principles to improve consistency and reliability in the field for measuring cost savings and the return on investment (ROI) of open education resources (OER). The result…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Outcomes of Education, Student Costs, Cost Effectiveness
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Roger Pizarro Milian; Dylan Reynolds; Naleni Jacob; Firrisaa Abdulkarim; Gillian Parekh; Robert Brown; David Walters – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2024
Post-secondary education (PSE) experienced explosive growth and diversification over the past century, affording students a range of increasingly complex pathways that they can travel to acquire a credential. In various jurisdictions, governments have made significant investments to facilitate student uptake of unconventional transfer pathways…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Salary Wage Differentials, Graduates, Foreign Countries
Bussey, Karen; Dancy, Kim; Voight, Mamie – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2019
Accurately evaluating what works -- and what doesn't -- to improve student progression through higher education requires the robust use of reliable data. States play a pivotal role in compiling and using data to empower student choice, spur continuous institutional and system improvement, and develop evidence-based solutions that promote college…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Evidence Based Practice, Data Collection, Data Use
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Young, Christopher J.; Doan, Sy; Grant, David; Greer, Lucas; Fernandez, Maria-Paz; Steiner, Elizabeth D.; Strawn, Matt – RAND Corporation, 2021
This report provides information about the sample, survey instrument, and resultant data for the 2021 Learn Together Surveys (LTS) that were administered to secondary principals and teachers in March 2021 via the RAND Corporation's American Educator Panels. It includes a full set of basic frequency tables for each survey. The LTS focus on several…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Administrator Surveys, Secondary School Teachers
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Doan, Sy; Zuo, George; Steiner, Elizabeth D.; Grant, David – RAND Corporation, 2022
In March 2022, RAND researchers administered the fourth and final Learn Together Surveys (LTS) via the RAND Corporation's American Educator Panels. The 2022 LTS differs in two key ways from its predecessors. First, the 2022 sample includes K-12 educators whereas previous administrations of the LTS sampled only educators in schools serving grade 6…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Administrator Surveys, Students with Disabilities
Data Quality Campaign, 2021
Data is a critical part of policy conversations in every state. This briefing book is meant to bring the reader up to speed on 12 of the most pressing topics about the schools and postsecondary and workforce options in each state: (1) Student data helps improve student achievement; (2) Postsecondary data provides insights about students, schools,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Labor Force, Data, Schools
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Bloom-Weltman, Julia – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems grant-funded projects represent one of the most developed and systemic K-12 education data projects in U.S. history. This report reviews what types of K-12 data elements are included in state systems, data linking with other systems, and how the data are used for reporting and decision making.
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Information Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Data Use
von Zastrow, Claus; Perez, Zeke, Jr. – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Every U.S. state and the District of Columbia maintain a system to collect and store education data. These systems vary widely in their scope and sophistication -- and, by extension, in their ability to provide information that can guide decision-making. Most states have developed statewide longitudinal data systems, which establish formal…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Postsecondary Education
Data Quality Campaign, 2018
Data governance provides state agencies a structure in which to define the roles and responsibilities needed to ensure clear processes for collecting and reporting education data and to ensure accountability for data quality and security. To make informed policy decisions across agencies, such as the state education agency and early childhood,…
Descriptors: Data Use, Information Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
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