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Education-to-Workforce Indicator Framework

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Questions essential for E-W data systems to answer about how students are progressing from early education through career—and using the answers to guide action.

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INDICATORS

Student outcomes and milestones and related system conditions associated with economic mobility and security, plus guidance on how to measure them.

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DISAGGREGATES

Characteristics that E-W systems should use to break down data, plus guidance on how to collect them.

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EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES

Examples of practices shown to move the needle on key outcomes and system conditions, plus guidance on how to select them.

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DATA EQUITY PRINCIPLES

Principles for centering equity throughout the data life cycle to encourage more ethical and effective data use, plus guidance on how to apply them.

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About the Framework

The E-W Framework offers guidance for using data to promote equitable outcomes and economic security for all. Developed with input from leading experts from over 15 national and community organizations, it highlights key connections needed between systems to support students as they progress from early education through their career.

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E-W Framework Report

The E-W Framework report (August 2022) lays a foundation for organizations to work together to share data across sectors to support students as they progress from early education through their career. Reflecting input from over 30 experts and more than 40 frameworks, the report offers guidance for what matters most to measure and how to use data to drive positive change.

News & Events

E-W Framework Newsletter Edition #6: October 2024

This newsletter highlights updates to the framework plus new tools and resources for state education leaders and data users.

October 14, 2024

Announcing 2024 Framework Updates

The framework’s first formal review process—designed to ensure the framework reflects current thinking in the field, informed by a range of P20W and data equity experts—is now complete.

October 7, 2024