In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with Jenna Leventoff, Senior Policy Analyst for the Workforce Data Quality Campaign (WDQC) in Washington DC, and long-time thought partner, data advocate, and master documentarian of all things workforce data.

Jenna offers an insider’s view of major trends in past, present, and future in education and workforce data. She cites a treasure trove of resources for data champions seeking to make higher and better use of their data and even share a preview of resource under development at the National Skills Coalition and WDQC.

For more information:

· National Skills Coalition & Workforce Data Quality Campaign: https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/national-initiatives/workforce-data-quality-campaign

·EMSI: https://www.economicmodeling.com/higher-education/\

·Burning Glass: https://www.burning-glass.com/research/

·Monroe Community College: https://mccediws.com/

·Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Data Exchange: https://www.wiche.edu/longitudinalDataExchange

· New York University’s Administrative Data Research Facility (ADRF): https://cusp.nyu.edu/news/administrative-data-facility-enables-cross-state-data-sharing/

· US Department of Education’s Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Grant Program: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/ and US Department of Labor’s Workforce Data Quality Initiative: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20190722 · SWIS: https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/states-should-participate-in-swis-to-obtain-out-of-state-wage-data

· Tennessee’s College and Career Success efforts: https://ccrscenter.org/ccrs-landscape/state-profile/tennessee · Registered Apprenticeship (US): https://www.apprenticeship.gov/become-apprentice

· Minnesota Grad Employment Outcomes Tool: https://mn.gov/deed/data/data-tools/graduate-employment-outcomes/

· Michigan School Data (Report Card): https://www.mischooldata.org/

· Kentucky Center for Statistics: https://kystats.ky.gov/

Social:

· Twitter: @SkillsCoalition

· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nationalskillscoalition/

Post-Script: During the production of this podcast, Jenna accepted a new position with Public Knowledge, where she will no doubt expand her own expertise and enrich the organization’s technology and legal chops! We wish her continued success and happiness! You can find her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-leventoff-810b5b27/

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Disclaimer:

This podcast was produced by Social Policy Research and Workforce 180 with support from the US Department of Labor. The views expressed are those of the speakers and should not be attributed to the US Department of Labor or other public agencies (state, federal, or local). Mentions of trade names, commercial products or organizations does not imply endorsement of same by the US Government or representatives.

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