Developing Coordinated Longitudinal Early Childhood Data Systems: Trends and Opportunities in Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Applications

This issue brief analyzes the 30 state plans to build or enhance early learning data systems using Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge (RTTT – ELC) grants. It is not a comprehensive report of what states are doing, but a window into what states are thinking about and a guide for future trends in the development of integrated state ECE data systems.