P-20 Data Systems

Despite growing national interest in better aligning the P12 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 longitudinal data systems. Educators and policymakers need to not only collect data, but also use the information to improve education policy and practice. To do this, they need to know whether schools are preparing students for long-term success in college, postsecondary training and the workplace. With the ability to match student records between P-12 and postsecondary systems - element 9 of the 10 essential elements of a longitudinal data system (see more about the 10 essential elements) - policymakers and educators can know how graduates are faring in postsecondary education

Resource	Organizations	States	Elements	Type
Aligning P-12 and Postsecondary Data Systems	Data Quality Campaign	CA, VA	9	Meeting Materials
Data Accountability Systems: From Kindergarten through College	State Higher Education Executive Officers	FL, MD, TX	9	Policy Brief
Claiming Common Ground	National Center For Public Policy And Higher Education	CA, FL, IN, OR	6, 9	Policy Brief
Closing the Expectations Gap 2006	Achieve, Inc.	All States	1, 8, 9	Policy Brief
Data Don't Drive	Lumina Foundation	CT, ME, MA	9	Policy Brief
Next-Generation Models of Accountability: the K-16 Model	Education Commission Of The States		1, 9	Policy Brief
A Student-Centered P-16 Accountability Model: Encouraging High Standards, Equitable Educational Opportunities and Outcomes, and Flexibility Within A Seamless System of Education	Education Commission Of The States		1, 9	Policy Brief
The Progress of P-16 Collaboration in the States	Education Commission Of The States	AZ, CO, GA, IN, KY, VA	9	Policy Brief
What is P-16 Education? A Primer for Legislators	Education Commission Of The States	GA, MD, MO, OR	9	Policy Brief
Following the Mobile Student: Can We Develop the Capability for a Comprehensive Database to Assess Student Progression?	Lumina Foundation		1, 9	Policy Brief
Gathering Momentum: Building the Learning Connection Between Schools and Colleges	National Center For Public Policy And Higher Education		9	Policy Brief
The Governance Divide: A Report on a Four-State Study on Improving College Readiness and Success	National Center For Public Policy And Higher Education	FL, GA, NY, OR	9	Policy Brief
Improving the High School-to-College Transition Through Leadership and Governance	National Governors Association	CA, FL, IN, KY, MD, NY, OH	1, 9	Policy Brief
High School to College and Careers: Aligning State Policies	Southern Regional Education Board	AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV	9	Policy Brief
Betraying the College Dream: How Disconnected K-12 and Postsecondary Education Systems Undermine Student Aspirations	Stanford Center For Higher Education Research	CA, GA, IL, MD, OR, TX	9	Policy Brief
Student Success: Statewide P-16 Systems	State Higher Education Executive Officers	CA, LA, MD, NC, RI	1, 6, 9	Policy Brief
Kentucky High School Feedback Report, Class of 2004	Kentucky Council On Postsecondary Education	KY	9	Tool
Creating Critical Linkages between Education and Other Vital Services to Improve Child Welfare	Data Quality Campaign	CA, FL, UT		Meeting Materials
Linking Education and Social Services Data to Improve Child Welfare	Data Quality Campaign	CA, FL, UT		Policy Brief
Developing and Supporting P-20 Education Data Systems: Models that Work	Data Quality Campaign	DE, KY, LA, MN	9	Meeting Materials
Linking Early Childhood Student Information Through the Workforce	Council Of Chief State School Officers		9	Policy Brief
Developing and Supporting P-20 Education Data Systems: Models that Work	Data Quality Campaign	DE, KY, LA, MN	9	Policy Brief
Closing the Expectations Gap	Achieve, Inc.	All States	9	Policy Brief
Adult Learning in Focus: National and State-by-State Data	Council For Adult And Experiential Learning			Policy Brief
P-20 Data Systems: An Alignment Status Report	Data Quality Campaign	CA, FL, TX	9	Policy Brief