VT Census Case Studies : Wisconsin K-12 Education

Created by ziemer on 03 Jun 2015

Variables included in the Dataset:

K-12

  • Demographics
  • School
  • District
  • Attendance/Dropout
  • Grades/GPA
  • Courses
  • Test scores
  • ACT/SAT
  • Disciplinary action
  • Teacher info (salaries, etc.)

Higher Education

  • Demographics
  • Type of college
  • Enrollment
  • Courses
  • Major
  • Grades
  • Tuition/Scholarships

Workforce

  • Demographics
  • Salary
  • Industry

Link: http://wise.dpi.wi.gov/wisedash 

 

Date Inventory Completed: 6/3/15

Screening

  • Is there data available for 2013?
  • Can we access the data by August 15th? 

Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? NO

Explanation: It appears that all the data they have for post secondary education comes from the National Student Clearinghouse, and is not linked with the K-12 data. Instead the higher ed is at the school-level to measure post-graduation enrollment. Furthermore, they have very stringent restrictions on getting student level data including an IRB and extensive proposal.

Shortened Inventory 

Purpose

  • What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?

To see how Wisconsin’s schools are working, and move towards getting all students to graduate.

  • Who else uses the data? (make a note if they sell the data to companies)

Policymakers, researchers, educators


Description

  • What is the general topic of the data?
  • K-12 Student Information
  • Higher Education Student Information
  • Workforce Information
  • Longitudinal Education Information (includes K-12, Higher Ed, and/or Workforce)

 

  • What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?

Some sets as early as 1995-2014

  • How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?

Less than one year.

 

Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)

  • What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?

K-12 public schools.

  • Can K-12 be linked to higher ed or higher ed to workforce?

No, not at the student-level.

 

Accessibility

  • How is the school-level data accessed (note if it needs to be screen scraped)?

CSVs are available for download


  • How is the student-level data accessed?

By submitting a confidential data request that includes an IRB and a detailed research proposal for what the project entails. If this is approved, then sign a Data Use Agreement with the state and acquire the data.

  • Note if IRB is needed or any other restrictions on accessing data.

An IRB is required.

  • Any records or fields collected, but not included in data source?

Unknown

  • Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?

Unknown