Infographic: Mapping Postsecondary and Workforce Information Gaps in State Data Systems
Published Jul 27, 2016
In partnership with the Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC) and the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO), PostsecData, an initiative of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, released an infographic, Mapping Postsecondary and Workforce Information Gaps in State Data Systems, that explores the data that exists in and is missing from State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS).
SLDS match data from different state sources about individuals over time and serve as an important resource for state policymakers, researchers, and the public. While there are challenges to filling in the information gaps that exist in these systems, stakeholders need these privacy-protected data to understand how individuals progress through K-12, postsecondary education, training, social service programs, and the workforce to help people access credentials, employment, and higher earnings in the states.
To learn more about the data that do and do not exist in SLDS and to view the infographic, please visit our website.
