Using Education Indicators: A Forum Guide for State and Local Education Agencies

Title:	Using Education Indicators: A Forum Guide for State and Local Education Agencies
Description:	This guide was developed to provide timely and useful information on education indicators, how their collection and use have changed over time, and how agencies use them strategically. Since the publication of the 2005 document Forum Guide to Education Indicators (https://nces.ed.gov/forum/pub_2005802.asp), many advancements in education have impacted indicators, including changes to data systems (such as improved longitudinal data systems), federal data collections and accountability systems, legislation, mandatory public reporting, privacy protections, and data security. This new guide highlights best practices for using indicators, adjustments over time to the collection and use of indicators, shifts in types of relevant indicators, and what possibilities local and state education agencies see for the effective use of indicators in the future.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (3MB)
Cover Date:	December 2022
Web Release:	December 16, 2022
Publication #:	NFES 2022132
Center/Program:	NFES
Associated Centers:	NCES
Authors:	National Forum on Education Statistics
Type of Product:	Guide
Keywords:	Data Analysis Data Collection Data Reporting Data Strategy Data Use Education Indicators
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Guide, please contact: Ghedam Bairu.