Congressional Review Act in early 2017, NCES did not adopt the definitions and guidance included in ESSA for the measurement of children in foster care, military-connectedness, and accountability indicators in the EDFacts collection. The proposed collection is approved as submitted under the following terms of clearance, designed to inform OMB on key issues related to the utility of the information collected: within 24 months of the clearance date, NCES will submit to OMB a report describing (1) differences in the measurement or definition of these concepts across reporting entities (including discussion of types of data submitted, number of levels for indicators, and variation between states); (2) a discussion of the utility of these measures given those differences, including challenges in combining data and making comparisons across states; and (3) a discussion of potential steps that ED can take to increase the utility and consistency of these measures.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2020
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2019
61
0
61
126,880
0
126,880
0
0
0
EDFacts is a U.S. Department of Education (ED) initiative to collect, analyze, report on and promote the use of high-quality, pre-kindergarten through grade 12 (pre-Kâ12) performance data for use in education planning, policymaking, and management and budget decision making to improve outcomes for students. EDFacts enables the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to report on students, schools, staff, services, and education outcomes at the state, district, and school levels, by centralizing data provided by state education agencies, local education agencies, and schools. This centralized approach provides ED users with the ability to efficiently analyze and report on submitted data and has reduced the reporting burden for state and local data producers through the use of streamlined data collection, analysis, and reporting tools. EDFacts collects information on behalf of ED grant and program offices for approximately 180 data groups for all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and seven outlying areas and freely associated states (American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). NCES seeks authorization from OMB to revise its EDFacts data collection and is requesting a new clearance for the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years in order to support the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December, 2015. This collection package will be available for public comment during two open periods, a 60 day and a 30 day, and revisions will be made accordingly. This submission includes a few proposed changes to the EDFacts data collection. In addition to reviewing the proposed changes (detailed in Attachment C and the B Attachments), ED requests that SEAs and other stakeholders respond to the directed questions found in Attachment D.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Attachment F-2 Response to 30-Day Public Comments EDFacts 2016-17 to 2018-19.docx
EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19