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As a result, educators and policymakers cannot answer critical questions about student progress , which limits their ability to make evidence-based changes to support better and more equitable opportunities for students. The good news is that the state’s education systems already collect the data needed to develop a statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS) and California has several options for creating such a system. These are the key findings of two years of research by the Education Insights Center (EdInsights) .  \nRecommendations based on this research (see brief 4):  \n• California needs an SLDS to understand and improve how students fare from K-12 schools through colleges and universities and into the workforce.  \n• What is the best model for linking existing data? The state should develop a centralized data warehouse that can create standard reports and data dashboards for key audiences.  \n• Where should the data be housed? California should create a data office within an existing state agency, or create a new state data agency, to manage an SLDS.  \n• Does California need a higher education coordinating body to develop an SLDS? Creating an effective SLDS does not require a new higher education coordinating board, although one  \ncould be beneficial.  \nCalifornia’s Maze of Student Data  \nCalifornia already collects expansive sets of data about students in its public K-12 and higher education systems—data that, collectively, have great potential to meet the information needs of state policymakers, local educators, and students and their families. But the data are maintained in systems that are not connected, are subject to different regulations, and often use different data definitions (see brief 2) . This maze of data makes it difficult or impossible to access, share, and use information about student progress—whether atthe state, regional, or local level.  \nReports in the Series  \nBrief 1: Gaps in Perspective: Who Should Be Responsible for Tracking Student Progress across Education Institutions?  \nBrief 2: California's Maze of Student Information: Education Data Systems Leave Critical Questions Unanswered  \nBrief 3: Scaling Goodwill: The Challenges of Implementing Robust Education Data through Regional Partnerships  \nBrief 4: A Hunger for Information: California’s Options to Meet its Statewide Education Data Needs  \nLocal educators have asked for state leadership in developing a statewide data system. State policy staff are aware of these requests, but express doubt that that an SLDS would provide enough benefits to justify its implementation costs (see brief 1) . They cite numerous challenges,  \nCalifornia’s Existing Student Data Framework is a “Maze”of Disconnected Systems  \nK-12 Districts/  \nSchools  \nCalifornia Department of Education  \nCalifornia Community Colleges Chancellor’s O􀀞ce  \nCommunity College Districts/Colleges  \nCCC Technology  \nCenter (Butte CCD)  \nCalifornia State University Campuses  \nCalifornia State University Chancellor’s O􀀞ce  \nUniversity of California O􀀞ce of the President  \nUniversity of California Campuses  \nCalifornia Student Aid Commission  \nCORE Districts  \nLinked Learning Alliance  \nCal-PASS Plus (Delta College/ ERP)  \nCalifornia College Guidance Initiative  \nNational Student Clearinghouse  \nCalifornia Commission on Teacher Credentialing  \nCalifornia Department of Consumer A airs  \nCalifornia Employment Development  \nDepartment  \n~~ ~~ Mandatory ~~ ~~  Voluntary  \nA Centralized Data Warehouse Increases Efficiency and Availability of Information  \nNational Student Clearinghouse  \nCalifornia Student Aid Commission  \nCalifornia Commission on Teacher Credentialing  \nCalifornia Department of Consumer A airs  \nCalifornia Employment Develop","cbCaicTOKXXeSb6T","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicTOKXXeSb6T","pdf",1288048,"English","# Research Findings and Recommendations\n## California’s Lack of a Statewide Data System\n## Recommendations for an SLDS\n## California’s Maze of Student Data\n## Reports in the Series\n## Regional Data Sharing Not a Substitute for a Statewide System\n## Experiences in Other States","[{\"question\":\"Why does California need a statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS)?\",\"answer\":\"California does not currently have a statewide system to track student progress from K-12 to higher education and into the workforce, leaving critical questions unanswered and limiting evidence-based improvements. 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