Supporting data-driven education

California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System (C2C) is a statewide longitudinal data system that links data from multiple governmental data sources that relate to educational and employment outcomes. The public-facing products being developed by C2C fall into 3 general categories:

Data dashboards - these will present data visualizations and aggregated data stories designed to communicate information on key topics to a broad audience.

Query builder - this is aimed at an audience somewhat more familiar with working with data and/or the policy areas and will allow users to request analyses of the data that go beyond what is available on the dashboard (but still based on aggregate data).

Data download tool - this is targeted at the most data-sophisticated users (e.g., academic researchers) and will allow some access to the raw, individual-level data.

We also built out a narrative site to tell the stories of student journeys throughout the public school system. This interactive collection of six student stories, in conversation with The UC Berkeley Possibility Lab, offers a glimpse into the educational journeys of individuals navigating unique educational challenges and triumphs. Through text and audio narratives, these stories illuminate themes of resilience, systemic barriers, and personal growth, and aim to provide educators, policymakers, and school administrators with firsthand perspectives on students’ lived experiences.