Postsecondary Leaders

Introduction

Longitudinal data - high-quality data about how individual students perform over time- gives postsecondary leaders information needed to improve college readiness for all. Despite growing national interest in better aligning the P–12 and postsecondary education systems to ensure all students leave high school “college ready,” conversations on this issue will be limited until all states have better data provided by aligned P-20 longitudinal data systems. As states begin to connect their P-12 and higher education data systems, postsecondary leaders will have access to a wealth of valuable data to provide feedback to K-12, demonstrate the value of investing in higher education, and improve alignment between K-12 and postsecondary systems.

The Suggested Reading List to the right provides several resources that are particularly relevant to policymakers and their role building, using, and sustaining longitudinal data systems. Other suggested ways of navigating the library include:

• Select your state in the Browse by State tool to view resources pertaining to your state specifically.
• As you come across topics that you are interested in learning more about, search by keywords in Search Resources or by topic in Browse by Topic to get a better national picture.
• If you know your state is working hard to develop the ten essential elements and you’re struggling with particular elements, use the Browse by 10 Essential Elements to find resources targeted at specific elements.