In 2009, RIDE was awarded a 4.67 million dollar federal grant to build and enhance the state's longitudinal data systems. What this means is that our state has been given the opportunity to connect our information systems from pre-kindergarten through higher education and the into workforce. By following our students through the education pipeline, we can answer many important questions about schools, programs and the impact they have on the students of Rhode Island.  This initiative involves the entire state - from the school house to the state house.

• Provide data quality training to all school districts

• Standardize course codes and implement a statewide electronic transcript

• Electronically link PK-12 data with higher education and workforce data

  Information	News
  The PK-16 Council was established by Governor Carcieri in 2005 to promote communication and collaboration across all agencies that impact Rhode Island students.	RIDE staff to work with technology directors to standardize methods for collecting data.
  The RI DataHub is a joint partnership between the Providence Plan, RIDE and her sister state agencies.	RIDE to begin systematic coding of high-school courses. Many districts have already signed up to serve as pilots in this very important work.