1. Data and Accountability
  2. Data and Accountability

Data and Accountability

Resources on topics such as federal and state reporting and accountability systems, longitudinal data systems and return on investment

Strategies for Promoting Successful Transitions to Adulthood, Higher Education, and the Workforce

  • Case Study
November 2017 —

This brief from the Urban Institute examines policy strategies for promoting transitions to adulthood, higher education and the workforce in the Great Lakes Region. The paper describes how states can use CTE, work-based learning, labor market information and funding to support pathways.

College Credit in High School: Working Group Report

  • Guide/Tool
November 2017 —

This report from the College Board draws on a working group of experts to provide practical guidance for college credit in high school programs, focusing on program quality and accountability, value for time and dollars invested, equity and access, and transparency and credit transfer.

Connecting Industry-recognized Certification Data to Education and Workforce Outcomes: Measuring the Value Added to Skills, Employment and Wages

  • Research/ Report
October 2017 —

The Certification Data Exchange Project (CDEP) was launched in 2012 to provide a model for sharing industry-recognized credential data. This report from ACTE describes the project's goals, shares results and discusses lessons learned.

Policy Snapshot: Outcomes-Based Funding

  • Case Study
September 2017 —

This profile from the Education Commission of the States summarizes state outcomes-based funding trends and describes states such as Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas and Utah that adopted new funding models in 2016 and 2017. 

Measuring Student Success in Postsecondary Competency-Based Education Programs: Toward a Student Outcomes Metrics Framework

  • Guide/Tool
August 2017 —

This resource from AIR and Texas A&M University provides a preliminary framework for measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of postsecondary competency-based education programs. It proposes a series of metrics that can be used to evaluate quality at the program and systems level.

From Patchwork to Tapestry: Collaborating to Maximize Data Utility

  • Case Study
June 2017 —

This case study from the Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC) profiles several data systems in Illinois to demonstrate how organizations have collaborated to connect data in a way that empowers policymakers to make informed decisions. 

Pathways, Partnerships and Progress: Transforming a Community College

  • Case Study
April 2017 —

This case study from USC's Center for Urban Education examines strategies for improving the community college experience through a profile of the Pathways to Academic, Career and Transfer Success Initiative at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC).

 

Destination Known: Valuing College AND Career Readiness in State Accountability Systems

  • Case Study
  • Guide/Tool
March 2017 —

This report from ESG and CCSSO provides a roadmap for the measures states can use in an accountability system to support all students in achieving success after high school, as well as strategies for putting that accountability system into practice.