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22nd Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education
Mamie Voight Vice President of Policy Research Institute for Higher Education Policy April 24, 2017
SLIDE 2 IHEP Policy Priorities
- 1. Elevate Effective Pathways for Increased Degree
Attainment
- 2. Enhance Affordability and Reshape College Finance
Systems
- 3. Promote and Improve Meaningful Accountability and
Consumer Awareness
- 4. Support Communities and Critical Institutions Serving 21st
Century Students
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Quality data to promote student success and educational equity
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Quality data to promote student success
Students and Families Policymakers Colleges and Universities
Need answers to questions like…
ACCESS: Which students attend which colleges? COMPLETION: How many—and which—students succeed in college? COST: How much do students invest in college? OUTCOMES: How do students fare after college?
SLIDE 5 Leading with Data: How Senior Institution and System Leaders Use Postsecondary Data to Promote Student Success
- 1. Lead by example to set a culture of
data use for institutional improvement
SLIDE 6 Case Studies: Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Retention Projections
Source: APLU and IHEP, “Quest for Success,” Using Data to Increase Student Success, March 2017.
SLIDE 7 Leading with Data: How Senior Institution and System Leaders Use Postsecondary Data to Promote Student Success
- 1. Lead by example to set a culture of
data use for institutional improvement
- 2. Distribute data responsibilities widely
SLIDE 8 Leading with Data: How Senior Institution and System Leaders Use Postsecondary Data to Promote Student Success
- 1. Lead by example to set a culture of
data use for institutional improvement
- 2. Distribute data responsibilities widely
- 3. Reach beyond campus boundaries to
find and use data
SLIDE 9 Leading with Data: How Senior Institution and System Leaders Use Postsecondary Data to Promote Student Success
- 1. Lead by example to set a culture of
data use for institutional improvement
- 2. Distribute data responsibilities widely
- 3. Reach beyond campus boundaries to
find and use data
- 4. Save a seat at the data policy table
SLIDE 10 Policymakers are interested and continue to act
Senate HELP white paper on consumer information SLDS grants Researcher access to FSA data College Scorecard Adding Pell data to IPEDS Senate HELP hearing
information Outcome reporting in WIOA
SLIDE 11 We need quality data to answer unanswered questions
- Policymakers, the public, students, and institutions can’t
answer key questions about student access, success,
- utcomes, and equity, like:
– How many non‐traditional students attend college and do they successfully complete credentials? – Do students who do not graduate transfer to other colleges and earn degrees, or do they drop out altogether? – How much debt are students accumulating in college, and can they repay their loans? – Are students obtaining employment in their field after college, and what do they earn? – How much are students learning in college, and how are they contributing to society?
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METRICS: Which data are necessary?
METRICS: Which data are necessary? INFRASTRUCTURE: How should the data be collected?
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Convergence on Needed Metrics: A Postsecondary Metrics Framework
SLIDE 14 Dozens of voluntary initiatives show convergence on postsecondary metrics
Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SLIDE 15 Toward Convergence: Metrics Framework
Source: Amanda Janice and Mamie Voight, Toward Convergence: A Technical Guide for the Postsecondary Metrics Framework, Institute for Higher Education Policy, May 2016.
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INFRASTRUCTURE: How should the data be collected?
METRICS: Which data are necessary? INFRASTRUCTURE: How should the data be collected?
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Current state: Incomplete, duplicative, disconnected systems; high burden, limited utility
SLIDE 18 Ideal state: Identifying the critical path for a national data network
Federated Student‐ Level Data System Private Student‐ Level Data System
Federal
Student‐ Level Data
System
IPEDS‐S
(aggregate student data)
Institutions /States National Data System
Other Federal Programs/ Agencies
(ED, DOL, DOD/VA)
SSA/IRS Federal Student Aid
IPEDS‐I
(aggregate institution data)
National Data System Options
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The challenge: Data systems must adapt to an evolving higher education landscape
Choluteca Bridge, Honduras
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Stay in touch!
Mamie Voight Vice President of Policy Research Institute for Higher Education Policy mvoight@ihep.org Visit www.ihep.org and www.ihep.org/postsecdata Follow us @IHEPTweets and @PostsecData
