20 States Win Grants For Longitudinal Data Systems

• Organizations: Institute Of Education Sciences
• Date: 05/2010
• Description: The Institute of Education Sciences has awarded grants to 20 state education departments for the design and implementation of statewide longitudinal data systems. These grants, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, are intended to support states with the development and implementation of systems that promote the linking of data across time and databases, from early childhood into career, including matching teachers to students, while protecting student privacy and confidentiality consistent with applicable privacy protection laws. The total value of the three-year grants will range from $5.1 million to $19.7 million. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands applied.

• http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/fy09arra_announcement.asp