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This year, the Data Quality Campaign celebrates a major milestone: 20 years of ensuring that data works for everyone navigating their education and workforce journeys.

Over the past two decades, DQC has evolved to push the field forward, supporting states to build, sustain, and use ever more actionable data ecosystems to drive systemic change, economic mobility, and student success while safeguarding individuals’ privacy. Our work has not only changed state and federal policy but also reframed how the field thinks and talks about data—as a central tool and a necessary component of any effective initiative or reform.

DQC’s new report, Two Decades, One Mission: Celebrating 20 Years of the Data Quality Campaign’s Impact ([link removed]) , highlights just some of the concrete, sustained wins DQC has had for students, families, educators, and the field at large over our 20 years—and includes some numbers that help visualize that impact.
We are proud of the progress we have made, grateful to the partners who continue to support DQC’s mission, and ready for the work ahead.
Join us in celebrating 20 years of DQC by reading the full report. ([link removed])
As 2025 comes to a close, check out our top three resources from this past year:
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Driver’s License Data Can Help States Better Understand Education and Workforce Pathways ([link removed])
In partnership with DISC @WestEd, this brief helps leaders weigh the value and risks of using driver’s license data in SLDSs.
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Funding What Matters: What Building and Sustaining a Statewide Longitudinal Data System Costs ([link removed])
This resource examines what it costs for states to build and sustain strong longitudinal data systems. We identified three key lessons to guide state leaders, and found that the cost of maintaining a comprehensive and mature SLDS averages around $3 million annually.
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Powering Potential: Using Data to Support Postsecondary Access, Completion, and Return on Investment ([link removed])
A comprehensive landscape of the data ecosystem related to postsecondary access, completion, and return on investment.
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