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5 MIN READ The first article of this series, Data Meets Practice: What Student Pathways Data Stories Can Do for Education Leaders, introduced readers to the CA Cradle-to-Career (C2C) Data System’s first dashboard -- the Student Pathways Data Story. In this second article, of the Data Meets Practice series, we will discuss how policymakers can take advantage of this tool. WHY THIS MATTERS Local legislators and other elected/appointed officials can use the same dashboard, drilling down into their legislative districts. Check out the Student Pathways Fact Sheet for Legislative Districts. By collecting data within and across legislative districts, policymakers and advocates can:
In the section below, I will demonstrate some of the visualizations for my districts. Instead of the School District filter, use the Legislative District filter to leverage the dashboards. From there, you can select the 1) Assembly or 2) Senate District based on number (e.g., SD 15). The following are screenshots of my legislative districts for each data point. How have California students navigated to and through college? AD 25 vs SD 15 Insights
AD 25 SD 15 Who enrolls in college? AD 25 vs SD 15 Insights
AD 25 SD 15 What types of degrees do students earn? AD 25 vs SD 15 Insights
AD 25 SD 15 Once students enroll in college, how long does it take them to graduate? AD 25 vs SD 15 Insights
AD 25 SD 15 What about students who work while they are enrolled in college? AD 25 vs SD 15 Insights
AD 25 SD 15 How much do students earn after they graduate? AD 25 vs SD 15 Insights
AD 25 SD 15 To close, I hope that policymakers, elected and appointed officials, and education advocates will explore the Student Pathways Dashboard for their local legislative district to gain a better understanding of what happens to their constituents. For the next article in the "Data Meets Practice" series, check out: For the first article in the "Data Meets Practice" series, check out: AdvancED Tips Want to dig even deeper? Check out the following resources from the CA Cradle-to-Career Data System:
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