Guidance to Collect and Use Data Advancing educational and economic opportunity for all Not sure where to begin? View Get Started for goals and support. 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 20 national and community organizations, it highlights key connections needed between systems to support students as they progress from early education through their career. READ MORE Essential Questions 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. View Questions Indicators Student outcomes and milestones and related system conditions associated with economic mobility and security, plus guidance on how to measure them. View Indicators Disaggregates Characteristics that E-W systems should use to break down data, plus guidance on how to collect them. View Disaggregates Evidence Based Practices Examples of practices shown to move the needle on key outcomes and system conditions, plus guidance on how to select them. View Practices Data Equity Principles Principles for centering equity throughout the data life cycle to encourage more ethical and effective data use, plus guidance on how to apply them. View Principles Data in Action: Education-to-Workforce Case Studies From Data to Action: Nebraska’s Blueprint for Education and Workforce Success Nebraska’s NSWERS system uses research and data visualizations to turn complex data into actionable insights for policymakers, educators, and families. Learn More Grounding DC’s Education Through Employment Data System in Economic Opportunity DC’s forthcoming data system will give policymakers, researchers, and the public a clear view of opportunities and supports that help residents achieve economic mobility. Learn More California's Cradle-to-Career Data System California is developing a data system that connects data from early learning, education, workforce, financial aid, and social services. Learn More Access to Student-Level FAFSA Completion Data in Iowa Staff at Iowa public high schools can now access student FAFSA completion data and receive weekly FAFSA reports. Learn More ImpactTulsa’s Child Equity Index ImpactTulsa partnered with Tulsa Public Schools to create a data tool showing neighborhood conditions and how they relate to academic outcomes. Learn More National Student Clearinghouse Postsecondary Data Partnership The National Student Clearinghouse launched this partnership to give participating colleges timely data and tools for informed decision-making. Learn More View All E-W Case Studies 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. Note: Framework recommendations are periodically updated online as new evidence emerges. Please refer to the website for the most up-to-date content. Download full E-W report Report PDF (8.69 MB) Or download report sections Essential Questions (767.53 KB) Indicators (4.52 MB) Disaggregates (793.93 KB) Evidence-based Practices (717.46 KB) Data Equity Principles (692.55 KB) News & Events Items per page 12345678910 E-W Framework Newsletter: March 2026This newsletter highlights advisory board nominations, framework feedback deadlines, new trainings, CEDS additions, and data tool upgrades.NewsMarch 24, 2026 CEDS Version 14 Released by the Department of Education!The Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) Version 14 delivers new data definitions and updated data models designed to better support real world use cases across states, agencies, and partners.NewsFebruary 26, 2026