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50-State Comparison: State Data Dictionaries and Manuals

States often publish data dictionaries or manuals that showcase which data elements their systems collect. This resource links to every public education-to-workforce data dictionary, data manual, or related document our team identified in early care and education, K-12, postsecondary and workforce data systems across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Explore the following data points in our 50-State Comparison:

  • Multi-agency data sources.
  • Early care and education sources.
  • K-12 data sources.
  • Postsecondary data sources.
  • Workforce data sources.

This directory is part of our toolkit designed to support states in creating more effective data systems by using the Education-to-Workforce Indicators Framework created by the Gates Foundation and Mathematica.

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Oct. 28, 2025

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