Technical appendices

The appendices provide more detail about the approach, methodology, and datasets used to measure each state's progress toward connecting education with opportunity. Details are available for each of the five focus areas included in the State Opportunity Index, plus the return-on-investment measurement.

Clear Outcomes

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Appendix | Clear Outcomes

1. Nondegree and Noncredit Data

2. Enhanced Wage Records

3. Integrating Post-High School Education and Employment Data

4. Integrating High School Completing and Employment Data

5. Partnership for Outcomes Data Outside the State

6. Open Data Files

7. Interactive Resources

8. Researcher Access

9. Learner and Earner Access to their own Verified Data

10. Unit for Generating Education-To-Employment Insights

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