Publications and Tools Breadcrumb Home Publications and Tools The publications and tools on this page are designed to help you take action with the E-W Framework. Access at-a-glance resources for a look into what the framework has to offer, tools to help you explore and apply the framework, and additional resources from our partners and organizations doing related work in the field.Not finding what you need, or have a question or suggestion to share? Contact us here. Resource Listing 36 Resources Filter By: Categories Planning Data Collection Data Equity Evidence-based Practices Policy and Advocacy Resource Type Brief Fact Sheet Podcast Report User Guide Webinar Filters Applied: Clear All CEDS Connections for E-W Framework Indicators CEDS Connections offer “recipes” for tracking and reporting recommended indicators: they include data elements and step-by-step guidance for calculating indicators states can use when data are aligned with the CEDS data standard. To view Connections for E-W Framework Indicators, search for “Education-to-Workforce (E-W) Indicator Framework” using the drop-down menu or the search bar in CEDS Connect. Data collection Education to Workforce Pathways Diagnostic Toolkit State longitudinal data systems can enable insights about how students navigate pathways from K–12 education into higher education and the workforce and about where students may need additional support. The Harvard Strategic Data Project’s SDP Education to Workforce Pathways Diagnostic Toolkit offers a resource to help agencies to analyze K–12 data, college enrollment and completion data, and workforce outcomes. Planning Data collection Charting a Course to Quality: A Navigator’s Handbook to a Robust Non-Degree Credential Data Ecosystem This comprehensive handbook from the National Skills Coalition is designed to guide states in building and enhancing the data ecosystem necessary to evaluate non-degree credential programs. It offers practical steps and examples from states already leading in this area, so others can adapt successful models to their unique contexts. Planning Data collection Using Postsecondary Outcomes Data This best practice guide from QIP can help states promote postsecondary outcomes data to key education stakeholders, including K-12 districts and schools, parents and other caregivers, students, and policymakers, and help them use data to make data-driven decisions. Evidence-based practices E-W Framework Indicator Alignment Template for Funders This workbook is intended for philanthropic funders working in the early education, K-12, postsecondary, and/or workforce sectors. The template offers prompts to reflect on how the Education-to-Workforce (E-W) Framework's 99 indicators align with your organization's work and helps you think about potential next steps for your measurement, learning, and evaluation activities. Planning 50-State Comparison: Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Looking to better understand your state's education-to-workforce data? This resource from Education Commission of the States offers a 50-State Comparison of how states approach specific SLDS policies. Data collection The Statewide Longitudinal Data System Landscape This Policy Guide from Education Commission of the States pulls together recent reports, tools and surveys from the field and demonstrates an emerging consensus about the key elements of an effective state longitudinal data system that responds to diverse audiences’ needs. State policymakers can use this resource to assess their own data system against emerging best practices. Data collection P20W Modernization Diagnostic Tool This tool from WestEd serves as a comprehensive rubric to capture the dimensions and developmental stages necessary for a modern statewide longitudinal data system. The completed rubric can offer useful information to share with legislators, staff, and other interest holders to assess opportunities and barriers to modernization. Planning Data collection Indicator Readiness Brief This supplemental resource is designed to help framework users identify which indicators and metrics are likely to be ready for adoption and which need further development. Planning Data collection Issue Brief: Building an Education-to-Workforce Data Framework This issue brief from Governing discusses how state and local leaders can use the E-W Framework to adopt a more comprehensive, seamless, data-driven approach to supporting students on their journeys from pre-K to the workforce. Policy and advocacy Load More Explore the E-W Framework Components Data Equity Principles Essential Questions Indicators Disaggregates Evidence-based Practices