Working Group Motivation Data governance is a critical issue in the effective and safe management and communication of education data. The new resource is designed to complement existing resources …

Data Governance Checklist Decision-making authority Assigning appropriate levels of authority to data stewards and proactively defining the scope and limitations of that authority is a prerequisite to …

Case Studies Through detailed case studies provided by members of the National Forum on Education Statistics (Forum), this document ofers an in-depth look at the challenges, successes, and lessons …

Glossary of Common Terms Common Education Data Standards (CEDS): an education data management initiative whose purpose is to streamline the understanding of data within and across P …

The National Forum on Education Statistics (Forum) is pleased to present the Forum Guide to Data Governance. The purpose of this resource is to highlight how data governance programs benefit …

The Forum Guide to Data GovernanceDownload (26.0 MB) The Forum Guide to Data Governance highlights the multiple ways that data governance programs can benefit education agencies. It …

Core practices for managing data requests that include detailed policies and procedures can contribute to a robust data sharing process that is understood by all parties. These practices can be customized …

Data governance is both an organizational process and a structure; it establishes responsibility for data, organizing program area staff to collaboratively and continuously improve data quality through the …

A product of these conversations, Answering Key Questions With an Early Childhood Data System is designed to support states working to create or To build a useful early childhood data system, states …

This guide is intended to identify some of the overarching benefits and challenges involved in data disaggregation; recommend appropriate practices for disaggregating racial/ethnic data in districts …