This toolkit contains guidance, best practices and tools that CTE leaders can use to create communications that help stakeholders better understand and act on CTE data.
Category: Postsecondary Outcomes Tracking, Reporting, and Use (page 2)
Building Better Outcomes: A DISTRICT PLAYBOOK FOR EFFECTIVE POSTSECONDARY DATA PRACTICE
This playbook offers practical steps to build a coherent, student-centered data ecosystem that informs decisions, closes gaps, and supports every learner’s journey to succeed in college, career, and life.
Data Drives Effective Use of Nondegree Credentials
This blog post is about nondegree credentials, which are growing in importance. States are working to improve data collection and reporting on these credentials to help students make informed decisions and enhance workforce outcomes.
Eight CCR-Related Survey Findings from School Leaders That Will Surprise You
This article highlights surprising insights from the RAND Corporation’s survey of school leaders on college and career readiness. It focuses on low data access, advising gaps, and barriers rooted in school-level capacity.
Making Career Readiness Count A 2025 Update: 10 Years of Measuring What Matters
This report examines nationwide federal and state accountability data over the past decade to provide insights on how states have evolved, increased, and innovated the way they use career-focused indicators in accountability
Mapping Postsecondary Pathways: Understanding State Student College Enrollment Trends
This brief examines six years of enrollment data (2018-19 through 2023-24) across all 50 states to understand student enrollment patterns and the trends influencing higher education outcomes.
REL Report: The Cost-Effectiveness of Providing Early College Opportunities in Rhode Island
This study examined the cost efectiveness of three early college programs in Rhode Island: dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and Advanced Placement (AP).
Research on Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Student Outcomes
This page shares links to curated findings from national research on how dual and concurrent enrollment improves high school and postsecondary outcomes, with a focus on equity gaps.
State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) Communities of Practice
This resource page features write-ups of various SHEEO community of practice convenings. It highlights how cross-state peer learning communities promote better data use practices across K–12, higher ed, and workforce agencies and emphasizes equity and system alignment.