Profile of State Data Capacity in 2019 and 2020: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Survey Descriptive Statistics. Stats in Brief. NCES 2022-051
National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/
Statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDSs) can enable researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to identify and understand important relationships and trends across the education-to-workforce continuum. A well-developed SLDS can increase state and territory governments' ability to establish more informed and equitable policies, enable agency leaders to act more strategically, and help practitioners make more data-informed decisions. The SLDS Survey was created to capture information about the data capacity of states' and territories' SLDSs across these varying circumstances. In addition to inventorying information about whether a given data type, link, or use is in place, the SLDS Survey explores the development of SLDSs and their varying degrees of implementation. By providing standard measures for various aspects of data capacity, the SLDS Survey helps stakeholders understand and assess the ability of SLDSs to store, manage, link, and use key data types across the preschool through workforce (P-20W+) spectrum. This Statistics in Brief provides aggregate data from the 2019 and 2020 administrations of the SLDS Survey. The primary focus of the report is on the 2020 SLDS Survey with results specific to the 2019 SLDS Survey. This brief is structured to address the following four research questions: (1) What types of K-12 data are included in the statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS)?; (2) What is the capacity for linking K-12 student data in the SLDS to other data? How are the data linked?; (3) Are there data dictionaries published publicly? Are data aligned to the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)?; and (4) How do states and territories use data for reporting and decision-making?
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