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Mississippi’s Approach to Building a P-20W Data Model: SLDS Spotlight
May 21, 2017Learn MoreNationwide, states are expanding K12 education data collection to include pre-kindergarten through higher education and workforce data, known as P-20W data. Th…
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Mitigating Data System Misconceptions
May 21, 2017Learn MoreAt the March 2015 Best Practices Conference, SLDS and Workforce Data Quality Initiative grantees shared some common misconceptions heard from various stakehold…
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Knowledge, Skills, and Professional Behaviors for Effective Data Use
May 21, 2017Learn MoreThe knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors outlined in this resource help provide educators with the tools they need to make data-informed decisions to …
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Centralized vs. Federated: State Approaches to P-20W+ Data Systems Updated
May 20, 2017Learn MoreThis document is intended to help state agencies through the process of determining whether a centralized or federated model (or a hybrid approach) will best s…
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Early Childhood Data Governance in Action! An Introduction
May 20, 2017Learn MoreEarly Childhood Integrated Data Systems (ECIDS) allow agencies and programs to efficiently collect and use robust information about state and local early child…
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SLDS Brief – P-20W Data Governance Challenge
May 20, 2017Learn MoreIn general, data governance refers to the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, quality, and security of data. It is both an organizati…
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SLDS Issue Brief – Considerations for Collecting New Data Elements
May 20, 2017Learn MoreThis brief provides a checklist of important steps and considerations for teams to address when adding and using new data in their data systems. The considerat…
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Data Stewardship: Managing PII in Electronic Student Education Records
May 12, 2017Learn MoreAdministrators and data managers can help ensure the protection of personally identifiable information in the student records they maintain by developing and i…
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Basic Concepts and Definitions for Privacy and Confidentiality in Student Education Records
May 12, 2017Learn MoreThis brief is intended to be useful for anyone responsible for the development, maintenance, protection, or use of student record data. This brief discusses ba…
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Children’s Educational Records and Privacy: A Study of Elementary and Secondary School State Reporting Systems
May 11, 2017Learn MoreThe study reports on the results of a survey of all fifty states and finds that state educational databases across the country ignore key privacy protections f…
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Integrating Approaches to Privacy across the Research Lifecycle: Long-term Longitudinal Studies
May 10, 2017Learn MoreThis report discusses the defining features of long-term longitudinal studies and the associated challenges for researchers tasked with collecting and analyzin…
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Complying with FERPA and Other Federal Privacy and Security Laws and Maximizing Appropriate Data Use
Apr 28, 2017Learn MoreIn addition to understanding and complying with FERPA, states also have the responsibility to understand and comply with state data privacy and security laws, …
