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DQC is dedicated to building knowledge and developing resources that advance the effective use of education data. Search our extensive resource library by topic and type to access the information that best fits your needs and questions.

Report // 10.23.25
Funding What Matters: What Building and Sustaining a Statewide Longitudinal Data System Costs
What can other states learn about high-quality data systems from four established SLDSs?
Report // 08.26.25
Education and Workforce Data Legislation Review: What Happened in 2025?
How did states advance education and workforce data policies in 2025?
Report // 06.25.25
Community Engagement Is Crucial for Successful State Data Efforts
Engaging communities is a critical step toward ensuring that data efforts work for their intended audiences.
Report // 05.15.25
Enhancing Unemployment Insurance Wage Data to Better Understand Education and Employment Outcomes
State leaders have questions about their workforce that they need robust workforce data to answer.
Report // 03.27.25
Powering Potential: Using Data to Support Postsecondary Access, Completion, and Return on Investment
Right now, people and institutions often lack information about postsecondary access, completion, and ROI.
Report // 12.05.24
Early Childhood Administrators Value Data for Decisionmaking
DQC’s 2024 national poll of early childhood administrators.
Report // 12.05.24
People Want Information to Improve Their Career Trajectories and Access New Opportunities
DQC’s 2024 national poll of adult learners.
Report // 08.28.24
Education and Workforce Data Legislation Review: What Happened in 2024?
Learn what progress was made in education and workforce data legislation this year.
Report // 10.17.23
Education and Workforce Data Legislation Review: What Happened in 2023?
See what states did in 2023 to codify cross-agency data governance and more.
Report // 07.20.23
Science Education Data Is Valuable for Understanding Student and School Progress
How are states reporting information on science education data?
Report // 06.22.23
Show Me the Data 2023
DQC’s annual review of state report cards explores how states use their most public-facing resource.
Report // 10.11.22
Education Data Legislation Review: What Happened in 2022?
In 2022, state legislators crafted new policies that govern the use of data from early childhood through workforce.

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