Sep 9, 2025

Advancing Data Interoperability in New York State’s Education and Workforce System

Sep 9, 2025

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is working to build a unified, interoperable statewide education and workforce data ecosystem that unlocks the full potential of data. As the public sector moves toward integrating education and workforce data, including grants to support this effort, New York provides an early model of how to tackle this challenge, supporting all learners in a seamless, secure, and interoperable manner.

Sep 9, 2025

Sep 4, 2025

AI for Education: Keys to a Connected, Secure Future

Sep 4, 2025

Transforming Education Data for Literacy and Improved Student Outcomes for All explores Nebraska’s multi-year effort to make K–12 education data more accessible, actionable, and aligned with the needs of educators and students. Through the Nebraska Education Data Partnership (NEDP) and the state’s ADVISER system—built on the Ed-Fi Data Standard—Nebraska is connecting data across classrooms, districts, and Education Service Units to support better instructional decisions and improve literacy outcomes.

Sep 4, 2025

Jun 26, 2025

Transforming Education Data for Literacy and Improved Student Outcomes for All: Advancing Data Interoperability in Nebraska K–12

Jun 26, 2025

Transforming Education Data for Literacy and Improved Student Outcomes for All explores Nebraska’s multi-year effort to make K–12 education data more accessible, actionable, and aligned with the needs of educators and students. Through the Nebraska Education Data Partnership (NEDP) and the state’s ADVISER system—built on the Ed-Fi Data Standard—Nebraska is connecting data across classrooms, districts, and Education Service Units to support better instructional decisions and improve literacy outcomes.

Jun 26, 2025

Mar 27, 2025

How Education Providers Can Use OBC to Sustain Long-term and Efficacious Partnerships

Mar 27, 2025

Outcomes based contracting (OBC) offers an innovative approach to addressing the fundamental challenges in edtech procurement by restructuring how districts select, implement, and pay for edtech products and services.

Mar 27, 2025

Feb 26, 2025

How Districts Can Use OBC To Modernize Data Infrastructure & Procurement

Feb 26, 2025

Outcomes based contracting (OBC) offers an innovative approach to addressing the fundamental challenges in edtech procurement by restructuring how districts select, implement, and pay for edtech products and services.

Feb 26, 2025

Oct 10, 2024

TAC Series: Navigating the K-12 Education Procurement Landscape

Oct 10, 2024

Procuring educational technology (edtech) in K-12 education presents numerous challenges for both the buyer (school districts and states) and the seller (educational technology solution providers). These challenges necessitate more effective communication between the supply-side vendors and the demand-side consumers - local education agencies (LEAs). In an era when technology and education intersect, these tools must meet specific quality benchmarks around safety, usability, accessibility, interoperability, and evidence-based design to support informed decision-making in this space.

Oct 10, 2024

Aug 28, 2024

TAC Series: Safeguarding Student Data - Supporting Data Security and Privacy in K-12 Edtech

Aug 28, 2024

Privacy and security in K-12 have never been more critical. As technology matures and advances, the use of education technology and artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more widespread, the risks of attacks, human error, and other privacy and security concerns will only continue to grow. All roles involved in K-12 education must understand how to protect student data.

Aug 28, 2024

Aug 13, 2024

TAC Series: Supporting Different Standards and Why It Matters to You as an Edtech Vendor

Aug 13, 2024

Standards are the backbone of interoperability in K-12 education technology. Whether moving data within a single platform or across multiple systems, having a clear set of criteria is essential. These criteria can be custom-built or adopted from existing community standards. This resource aims to help edtech solutions providers understand the importance of standards, the benefits of community collaboration, and expectations around navigating/implementing various standards to achieve seamless interoperability.

Aug 13, 2024

Jul 30, 2024

TAC Series: The Value of Using Data Standards for State-Level Data

Jul 30, 2024

Understanding student achievements, resource allocations, and educational outcomes across demographics requires comprehensive data. However, many state education agencies (SEAs) maintain data in isolated silos with varying types and formats, hindering cross-state comparisons and national trend analyses. This inconsistency complicates educational planning and resource distribution.

Jul 30, 2024

Jul 16, 2024

TAC Series: Interoperability Certification for Empowering Data Stewardship

Jul 16, 2024

The significance of product certifications in education technology software cannot be overstated. Among the myriad of certifications available for different product dimensions, those focused on data interoperability are crucial in signaling tool practices responsible for data stewardship. This resource delves into the rationale behind interoperability certification for education software providers, emphasizing the importance of data ownership, stewardship, and aligning certifications with core organizational objectives.

Jul 16, 2024

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