EDFacts is a U.S. Department of
Education (ED) initiative, conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), to collect, analyze, report on, and
promote the use of high-quality, pre-kindergarten through grade 12
(pre-K–12) performance data and state level postsecondary data for
Perkins V for use in education planning, policymaking, and
management and budget decision making to improve outcomes for
students. By centralizing data provided by state education agencies
about state level data, local education agencies, and schools, NCES
uses the EDFacts data to report on students, schools, staff,
services, and education outcomes at the state, district, and school
levels. The 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 150 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). This request is to collect EDFacts data for
the 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 school years and to expand the
EDFacts data collection to include state level postsecondary data
for the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st
Century Act (Perkins V). This collection package will be available
for public comment during two open periods, a 60 day and a 30 day,
after which revisions will be made accordingly. As part of the
public comment period review, ED requests that SEAs and other
stakeholders respond to the directed questions found in Attachment
D. Due to overlap in the timing of data collection activities
between consecutive years of the EDFacts collection, we are
carrying over in this submission the approved SY 2018-19 data
collection, which is scheduled to end in February 2020.
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.
EDFacts 2019-20 to 2021-22 Change Memo.docx
EDFacts 2019-20 through 2021-22 Summer 2020 Change Sheet.pdf
EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 (with 2018-19 continuation)