The critical questions are an important guiding framework for ERDC that should provide an overarching framework of what is within ERDC’s purview. When someone asks, “What does ERDC research focus on?” these four topics should come to mind:
In 2023, ERDC plans to use the Critical Questions as a foundation to engage in a collaborative process to develop our 2023-2025 research agenda. We plan to follow a similar process for reviewing and sustaining the agenda in the following years.
Requirement | Description |
Institutional education programs--Data—Recommendations (HB 1295) |
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STEM education report card |
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RCW 28A.300.544 | Students in foster care, experiencing homelessness, or both--Work group—Report (ESHB 2711) |
Students in department of children, youth, and families out-of-home care--Report on educational experiences |
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Annual Dual Credit Report (HB1867) |
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RCW 28B.15.380 | Exemption from payment of fees at state universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College--Children and surviving spouses of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, state patrol officers, or highway workers |
RCW 28B.77.100 | Support data collection and research for PESB and Educator Preparation Programs |
RCW 28C.30.040 |
Career connected learning cross-agency work group—Duties and responsibilities. |
RCW 43.41.410 | State support for students at institutions of higher education—Information |
RCW 43.41.415 | Development of methods and protocols for measuring educational costs—Reports. |
RCW 43.41.420 | Undergraduate and graduate educational costs—Reports to regents and trustees. |
Open Doors Youth Reengagement program evaluation |
Requirement | Description | Primary Partner(s) or Report Leads |
Data collection and program evaluation—Reports. (Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program) | WSIPP | |
RCW 28B.50.925 | Guided Pathways-Implementation-Reports | WSIPP |
Support data collection and research for Washington Student Achievement Council |
WSAC | |
Accountability monitoring and reporting system--Data requirements--Uniform dashboard format for display of data--Use of performance data |
WSAC, public four-year institutions of higher education within Washington | |
Educational attainment goals and priorities--Short-term strategic action plan--Ten-year road map--System reviews--Role of education data center--Responsibility for work of the office--Additional duties |
WSAC | |
Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board |
WTB | |
RCW 28B.76.699 | Student teaching grant program--Report—Rules | WSAC Office of Student Financial Assistance |
High school transition services--Interagency agreements--Education data center to monitor certain outcomes-- |
OSPI | |
RCW 28B.92.220 |
Postsecondary institution student-level data—Education data center. |
WSAC |
2015 SLDS Grant Proposal Deliverables: Final reports and grant deliverables are available on our Publications page.