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Education-to-Workforce Indicator Framework

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Twenty 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

Ninety-nine 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

Twenty-five 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

Twenty-six 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

Seven 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 #3: October 2023

This edition includes a video walkthrough of exciting new website features, highlights a conference presentation at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), and more!

October 25, 2023

Building an Education-to-Workforce Data Framework

Register to join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mathematica, and a state data leader for a webinar on creating an education-to-workforce data framework for your community.

October 17, 2023

This website was funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.