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href="/blogs/nces/file.axd?file=%2f2022%2f05%2fInitial+Efforts+and+Early+Thoughts+From+Exploring+Current+and+Potential+Poverty+Metrics_AERA+2022+Presentation.pdf">Initial Efforts and Early Thoughts From Exploring Current and Potential Poverty Metrics Using the National Center for Education Statistics Spatially Interpolated Demographic Estimates Project</a><br />  </li> <li><a href="/blogs/nces/file.axd?file=%2f2022%2f05%2fThe+Feasibility+of+Collecting+School+Pension+Data_AERA+2022+Presentation.pdf">The Feasibility of Collecting School Pension Data: An Evaluation of Data from the Pilot School Pension Survey (SPS)</a><br />  </li> <li><a href="/blogs/nces/file.axd?file=%2f2022%2f05%2fNCES+Perspective_A+Vision+and+Roadmap+for+Education+Statistics%2c+a+NASEM+Report_AERA+2022+Presentation.pdf">NCES Perspective<em>: A Vision and Roadmap for Education Statistics</em>, a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Report</a><br />  </li> <li><a href="/blogs/nces/file.axd?file=%2f2022%2f05%2fSLDS+Capacity+Survey_AERA+2022+Presentation.pdf">SLDS Capacity Survey: Prerelease Findings</a></li> </ul> <p>Be sure to follow NCES on <a href="https://twitter.com/EdNCES">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EdNCES">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ednces">LinkedIn</a> to stay up-to-date on NCES presentations at upcoming conferences and events.</p> <p> </p> <p><em>By Megan Barnett, AIR</em></p> </section> </article> <article class="post" id="post1"> <header class="post-header"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="/blogs/nces/post/access-nces-led-sessions-from-the-2021-american-educational-research-association-aera-annual-meeting">Access NCES-Led Sessions From the 2021 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting</a> </h2> <div class="post-info clearfix"> <span class="post-date"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i>June 23, 2021</span> <span class="post-author"><i class="glyphicon 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postponing data collection for the Nation’s Report Card during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, introduced the 2021 <a href="https://ies.ed.gov/schoolsurvey/">Monthly School Survey</a> that provides insight into learning opportunities offered by schools during the pandemic (including an overview of results thus far), and discussed next steps for NAEP.</p> <p><strong>Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)</strong></p> <p>Nancy Sharkey—the CEDS Program Lead at NCES—along with her colleagues from AEM and several other research organizations, provided an introduction to the CEDS program and an overview of how states can use CEDS in their policy making and research. Explore their session “<a href="/blogs/nces/file.axd?file=%2f2021%2f06%2fCommon+Education+Data+Standards_How+States+Use+This+Common+Vocabulary+for+Policy+and+Research_AERA.pdf">Common Education Data Standards: How States Use This Common Vocabulary for Policy and Research</a>” to learn more.</p> <p>Sharkey also copresented a session called “<a href="/blogs/nces/file.axd?file=%2f2021%2f06%2fDeveloping+Informed+Data+Requests_How+to+Use+Common+Education+Data+Standards+and+Tools_AERA.pdf">Developing Informed Data Requests: How to Use Common Education Data Standards and Tools</a>.” Learn about the background of CEDS and explore two of the program’s resources: CEDS Elements and the Align tool.</p> <p><strong>Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Grant Program</strong></p> <p>Kristen King—the SLDS Grant Program Officer at NCES—along with her colleagues from AEM, led a session called “<a href="/blogs/nces/file.axd?file=%2f2021%2f06%2fSLDS+Capacity+Survey_Prerelease+Findings_AERA.pdf">SLDS Capacity Survey: Prerelease Findings</a>” that provided an overview of the SLDS program’s history, goals, and evolution over time. The session also discussed the background and methods of the SLDS State Data Capacity Survey and explored the survey’s prerelease findings.</p> <p>More information on these topics can be found on the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/">NAEP</a>, <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/programs/ceds/">CEDS</a>, and <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/">SLDS</a> pages of the NCES website. For more information about AERA’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, visit the <a href="https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting">AERA website</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><em>By Megan Barnett, AIR</em></p> </section> </article> <article class="post" id="post2"> <header class="post-header"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="/blogs/nces/post/nces-hosts-11th-annual-statewide-longitudinal-data-systems-slds-best-practices-conference">NCES hosts 11th Annual Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Best Practices Conference</a> </h2> <div class="post-info clearfix"> <span class="post-date"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i>February 27, 2018</span> <span class="post-author"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/author/ncesblogeditor">NCES Blog Editor</a></span> <span class="post-category"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-folder-close"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/category/General">General</a></span>  <span class="pull-right post-socialmedia"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twitter.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fnces-hosts-11th-annual-statewide-longitudinal-data-systems-slds-best-practices-conference"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/twitter.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Twitter"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fnces-hosts-11th-annual-statewide-longitudinal-data-systems-slds-best-practices-conference"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/facebook.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Facebook"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fnces-hosts-11th-annual-statewide-longitudinal-data-systems-slds-best-practices-conference"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/googleplus.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Google+"></a></span> </div> </header> <section class="post-body text"> <p class="subtitle"><em>By Charles McGrew and Ross Santy</em></p> <p>Representatives from 40 states and 6 territories are gathering in Crystal City, VA this week for the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/edci/upcoming_events.asp">11th Annual SLDS Best Practices Conference</a>. The conference, starting on Feb 28 and concluding March 2, provides an opportunity for data system leaders from all states, both SLDS program grantees and non-grantee states, to collaborate with and learn from SLDS program officers, the State Support Team of experts and most importantly each other as examples of best practices are presented and shared. Topics on the agenda for this year’s conference include models for hosting statewide data summits, ways to visualize data for improved data use, and effective practices that improve the protection of individual students’ privacy within developed data systems and data sharing agreements.  </p> <p>To date, the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/">Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS)</a> Grant Program has awarded over $700 million dollars in funds to support states’ and territories’ efforts to collect and use data to improve their decision-making and educational practices. Grants have been awarded for states to improve the quality of their data, with states deciding how to use the grant funds based upon their own specific needs as outlined in their approved applications. Through the SLDS program the Department is able to provide technical support to help all states successfully achieve their objectives. Over the life of the program, 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have received funding through this competitive grant program. Nearly three-quarters of these states have received more than one grant.</p> <p><img src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2018%2f02%2fSLDS.png" /></p> <p> </p> <p>The Program was authorized in 2002 through the Educational Technical Assistance Act. It is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences. Grants were first awarded in 2006. When the Program started, most states did not have a central database to house data from all their school districts, which hampered their ability to use data effectively to inform state policies and made reporting much more complicated. Five grant rounds later, all states and territories have detailed K-12 data in their states’ data systems, many also connect with postsecondary data, and a growing number are establishing connecting which are focused on workforce outcomes.  Although some grantees have used their systems to reduce the burden and improve the quality of their state and federal reporting<strong>, no individual, student-level data are sent to the U.S. Department of Education</strong>.</p> <p>The most recent round of grant awards, made in 2015, allowed states or territories to request funds in support of their efforts to improve data utilization in one or two of the following areas: Financial Equity and Return on Investment, Educator Talent Management, Early Learning, College and Career, Evaluation and Research, and Instructional Support.  A number of states are working to improve linking across data sources to inform broad education and labor force policies, and many others are developing systems with these capabilities. Later this year, NCES will release the results of a 2017 SLDS Survey, which will provide more specific information about state progress, capacity, and self-reported plans for their information systems.</p> </section> </article> </div> <div id="postPaging" style="display: none"> <a id="ctl00_cphBody_PostList1_hlNext" style="float:right">Newer posts >></a> </div> <div style="clear:both; display:block"> </div> </section> <aside class="col-md-4 sidebar-wrapper"> <div id="widgetzone_be_WIDGET_ZONE" class="widgetzone"> <div class="widget search" id="widgetfb38ecdd-5813-4d10-8c5f-8d901c7c731e"> <div class="widget-content"> <div id="searchbox"> <label for="searchfield" style="display:none">Search</label><input type="text" value="Enter search term" id="searchfield" onkeypress="if(event.keyCode==13) return BlogEngine.search('/blogs/nces/')" onfocus="BlogEngine.searchClear('Enter search term')" onblur="BlogEngine.searchClear('Enter search term')" /><input type="button" value="Search" 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