Effective data can save money and kids

California has an opportunity to create a model data system that will help pave the way to dramatically improved student outcomes. Enacted last year, Senate Bill 1298 requires the development of an integrated information system that would follow students from preschool all the way through college or into the workplace. A framework for such a system, developed by the consulting firm McKinsey & Company, was recently released to help jump-start the process.

Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, has introduced new legislation that would help implement the system as funding becomes available.

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