About the Survey

The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) distributes an annual survey to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to assess state progress toward the 10 Essential Elements of a longitudinal data system. States (primarily K-12 state data managers) self-report on the capabilities of their data systems, and the DQC analyzes state answers to determine if the state meets the requirements for having an Essential Element. The DQC then provides states with an analysis of their progress toward having the 10 Elements, at which point states confirm the survey results. The results are released in November.

View Sample Survey (pdf)

Questions and Comments

Questions and comments about the survey and/or the results should be directed to Bi Vuong at bi@dataqualitycampaign.org or 202-285-3320.