Five years ago, California’s education data lagged far behind the systems in most other states. However, state leaders and education advocates undertook a purposeful engagement and design process to build a data system that represents the state’s values and meets different stakeholders’ needs. Our case study on California’s P–20W Cradle-to-Career Data System is a deep dive into what made the state’s process so successful, and provides insights for other state leaders looking to build or improve their own state data system.
Equity, Governance, P-20W Data, Privacy
