Strong Foundations 2025: Data Systems, Management, and Evolution in State Postsecondary Agencies
Using findings from the Strong Foundations 2025 survey, this brief examines how 68 state postsecondary agencies overseeing PSURs manage those systems, the governance and privacy structures that support them, and…
Strong Foundations: State Postsecondary Data Linkages and Access Across State Agencies
Using findings from the Strong Foundations 2025 survey, this brief examines the current landscape of cross-agency data infrastructure, including governance models, data exchange practices, data linkage and access patterns, and…
Why Invest in Basic Needs Data?
Data Driven Decision-Making in South Dakota
This white paper discusses the South Dakota Board of Regents’ (SBDOR) presentation of data to external stakeholders, its focus on Native American students, and the relationship between SDBOR leadership and research…
Promoting Transparency and Accountability in North Carolina
This white paper highlights the University of North Carolina’s use of its data resources to support policy priorities, including evaluating teacher preparation programs and promoting reverse transfer.
Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security in Arkansas
This paper provides an overview of the Arkansas Research Center’s philosophical approach to ensuring privacy and confidentiality of student data and their advanced technological methodology for safeguarding data security.
Data-Informed Policy Innovations in Tennessee
This white paper discusses efforts at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to support policy innovation with data and information resources.
Coordinating Data Governance in Washington
This white paper discusses the coordination in the state of Washington between multiple agencies resulting in a central warehouse for data from multiple sectors, enabling important longitudinal research.