Flagship Resources
Our flagship resources, including reports and briefs, are the cornerstones of our work. Start here for information on how to ensure that data works for everyone navigating their education and workforce journeys.
Education and Workforce Data Legislation Review: What Happened in 2026?
From strengthening cross-agency data governance to expanding the scope of their SLDS or enhancing wage data, see how state legislators advanced secure, timely access to education and workforce data in 2026.
Data Governance 101 Toolkit
Cross-agency data governance is not optional—it is the foundation for making data work for people, communities, and leaders, who are all making decisions that shape people’s journeys from education to the workforce.
Two Decades, One Mission: Celebrating 20 Years of the Data Quality Campaign’s Impact
Learn about DQC’s impact from the past two decades.
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Forty-eight states and DC have committed to measuring and reporting individual student growth under ESSA.
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State leaders can take steps to put data to work for students—and learn from these 2017–18 best practices.
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Everyone deserves to know how their public schools are doing, and states are responsible for creating that clear picture.
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The 2017 summary of efforts to act on our Four Policy Priorities and next steps to fully realize the power of data.
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Time to Act helps states enact policies that are critical to ensuring that data is used to support student learning.
Our Work
We envision a world where data is used to drive systemic change, economic mobility, and student success.
About Us
We advocate to change the role of data to ensure that data works for everyone navigating their education and workforce journeys.
