ERDC Data in Action | Washington State Education Research and Data Center

To show how our data can be used, this page points to work made by others with ERDC’s P20W data, demonstrating how ERDC expands Washington state’s capacity to evaluate its education systems, while maintaining privacy.

Every year, ERDC approves numerous data requests from state agencies, researchers, nonprofits, and other groups, resulting in many new resources. Individuals and organizations also use public ERDC data products, such as our dashboards and publications, to support their work. Below, we list examples of these projects, highlighting ERDC data in action.

External Dashboards

Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC). WSAC Strategic Action Plan Dashboard. 
Eastern Washington University Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis. Community Trends Project Dashboards.
Roadmap Project. College Enrollment and Community & Technical College Data Dashboard and Progress Report Dashboard
LaunchNW.  Measuring Our Mission Dashboards.

External Reports, Publications, and Other Resources

2025

Reports & Briefs

Goldhaber, D., Theobald, R., Roth McDuffie, A., Slavit, D., Dechaine, J. M., Krieg, J. M., Chen, V. & Dewil, E. (2025). The beginning of the teacher pipeline: Which college students apply to teacher education programs? Working Paper No. 328-0925. Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER).

Riggs, S. & Cigarroa Kennedy, C. (2025). A longitudinal study of student access, participation, and outcomes: Career and technical education in Washington state. Education Northwest.

Kukreja, A. & Byrne, R. (2025). Washington transfer efficiency update. Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC).

Reykdal, K. & McClain, T. (2025). Running Start data: Report to the Legislature. Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

Academic Publications

Boldin-Cole, L. L. (2025). Individual differences matter: Examining the relationship between transfer students’ identity and social presence in online learning [Doctoral dissertation, University of Nevada - Las Vegas]. OAsis: UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/5249

Harris, T. L. (2025). Analysis of industry recognized credentials that lead to quality employment for high school graduates [Doctoral dissertation, Old Dominion University]. ODU Digital Commons. https://doi.org/10.25777/cshk-9b58

Other Resources

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. (2025). Juvenile Justice. HBO.

Viewer discretion is advised for this show, which featured a 2019 ERDC report, "Education outcome characteristics of students admitted to juvenile detention,”

2024

Reports & Briefs

Bolyard, A., Dynarski, S., Fullerton, J., Greenberg, M., Lubner, J., Opacic, A., Taylor, E., & Worsham, R. (2024). Examining student transitions into college and career pathways in Washington: Strategic Data Project Education to Workforce Pathways Diagnostic Research Report. Harvard University, Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR), Strategic Data Project (SDP).

Monear, D. & Byrne, R. (2024). Washington state College Bound Scholarship Program Report 2024. Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC).

Cramer, J., & Gibson, C. (2024). Postsecondary education programs in Washington prisons: An analysis of post-release outcomes: (Document Number 24-10-1902). Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP).

Career Connected Learning Cross Agency Work Group. (2024). Career Connect Washington (CCW) 2024 Annual Progress Report.

Pham, L., Saechao, A., Seng, A., Vue, S., Cahall, R., Tran, D., & Vang, M.X. (2024). A review of Washington State’s educational data: Southeast Asian American student outcomes and opportunities. Southeast Asian American Education (SEAeD) Coalition.

Pierson, A., Rooney, K., Gandhi, E., & Hemphill, A. (2024). Seattle Preschool Program Evaluation. Education Northwest.

View additional coverage of this work in The Seattle Times.

Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC). (2024). Washington public enrollment trends, Fall 2023 Enrollment Update.

Cowan, J., Goldhaber, D., & Gautam, S. (2024). Course corrections? The labor market returns to correctional education credentials. Working Paper No. 294-0224 (ED643392). Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER).

Academic Publications

Felegi, B. (2024). Can light-touch interventions in high school impact education outcomes? SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4994523

Austin, M., Backes, B., Goldhaber, D., Li, D., & Streich, F. (2024). Leveling up: An academic acceleration policy to increase equity in advanced high school course taking. American Educational Research Journal, 62(1), 136-179. https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312241282793

View a free-to-read summary of this article on AIR.

Goldhaber, D., Krieg, J., Liddle, S., & Theobald, R. (2024). The long and winding road: Mapping the college and employment pathways to teacher education program completion in Washington state. Educational Researcher, 53(7), 403-411. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X241247848

View a free-to-read version of this article on ERIC.

2023

Education Northwest. (2023). The Washington State Open Doors Youth Reengagement System Students Served and Program Outcomes 2015–2021.

ERDC & Washington Student Achievement Council. (2023). Washington Public Enrollment Trends: Monitoring Fall Enrollment at Postsecondary Institutions Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Washington State Institute for Public Policy. (2023). Transitional Kindergarten Programs in Washington State: Describing 2022-23 Programs, Educators, and Students.

Washington Student Achievement Council. (2023). Washington transfer associate degree effectiveness update.

Washington Student Achievement Council. (2023). Postsecondary Enrollment Trends: Fewer Washington High School Graduates in the Classes of 2020 and 2021 Enrolled Directly in Postsecondary Education - Research Spotlight

Washington Student Achievement Council. (2023). Transfer Equity Project: Summary of Themes & Priorities

2022

Goldhaber, D., Krieg, J., & Theobald, R., & Liddle, S. (2022). Lost to the system? A descriptive exploration of teacher candidates’ career paths. Educational Researcher 51(4), 255-264.

Goldhaber, D., Krieg, J., Liddle, S., & Theobald, R. (2022). Out of the Gate, But Not Necessarily Teaching: A Descriptive Portrait of Early-Career Earnings for Those Who Are Credentialed to Teach. Education Finance and Policy, 1-40.

Meza, E.A., & Bragg, D.D. (2022). Scaling up community college baccalaureates in Washington State: Labor market outcomes and equity implications for higher education. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 30(140).

Washington Student Achievement Council. (2022). Equity Can't Wait: Examining Racial Disparities in K-12 Education in Washington State.

Washington Student Achievement Council. (2022). Intergenerational Economic Mobility of Need-Based Financial Aid Recipients in Washington: Evidence from Three years After Postsecondary Graduation.

Washington Student Achievement Council. (2022). State Strategies for Building Equitable Access to and Success in Postsecondary Education.

Washington State Institute for Public Policy. (2022). Early Achievers Evaluation: Access to Providers Meeting Early Achievers Quality Standards.

Washington State Institute for Public Policy. (2022). Early Achievers Evaluation Report Four: Analysis of Benefits and Costs.

Washington State Institute for Public Policy. (2022). Evaluation of the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program: Kindergarten Readiness for School-and Part-Day Enrollees.

Washington State Institute for Public Policy. (2022). Evaluation of the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes for Children.

2021

Long, M. C., Goldhaber, D., & Gratz, T. (2021). Washington's College Bound Scholarship Program and its effect on college entry, persistence, and completion. Education Finance and Policy, 16(4), 690-715.

Theobald, R. J., Goldhaber, D. D., Gratz, T. M., & Holden, K. L. (2021). High school English Language Arts teachers and postsecondary outcomes for students with and without disabilities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 31(4), 217-229.

Washington State Institute for Public Policy. (2021). Early Achievers Evaluation Report Three: Variation in Links between Quality and Kindergarten Readiness for Children with Childcare Subsidy.

Washington Student Achievement Council. (2021). Increasing Equitable Access, Participation, and Success for Students in Dual Credit Legislative Report from the Dual Credit Task Force.

The Center for Educational Effectiveness. (2021). Characteristics of Positive Outlier Schools: Illuminating the Strengths of American Indian / Alaska Native, Black, Latino/a, and Students Experiencing Poverty.

2020 and earlier

Community Center for Education Results. Yoshizumi, A., Yohalem, N., & Cooley, S. (2020). More than Dropping Out: Understanding Factors Related to Student Disengagement in South Seattle and South King County.

Cowan, J., & Goldhaber, D. (2015). How much of a" running start" do dual enrollment programs provide students?. The Review of Higher Education, 38(3), 425-460.

Cowan, J., Goldhaber, D., Holzer, H. J., Naito, N., & Xu, Z. (2020). Career and Technical Education in high school and postsecondary career pathways in Washington state. CALDER Working Paper No. 224-1119.

Goldhaber, D., Long, M. C., Gratz, T., & Rooklyn, J. (2020). Pledging to do “good”: An early commitment pledge program, college scholarships, and high school outcomes in Washington State. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 42(1), 110-133.

Goldhaber, D., Long, M. C., Person, A. E., Rooklyn, J., & Gratz, T. (2019). Sign me up: The factors predicting students’ enrollment in an early-commitment scholarship program. AERA Open, 5(2), 2332858419857703.

Huntington-Klein, N. (2016). “(Un) informed College and Major Choice”: Verification in an alternate setting. Economics of Education Review, 53, 159-163.

Huntington-Klein, N., Cowan, J., & Goldhaber, D. (2017). Selection into online community college courses and their effects on persistence. Research in Higher Education, 58(3), 244-269.

Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee. (2019). Final Report: Opportunity Scholarship and Opportunity Expansion Programs.

Theobald, R. J., Goldhaber, D. D., Gratz, T. M., & Holden, K. L. (2019). Career and technical education, inclusion, and postsecondary outcomes for students with learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 52(2), 109-119.

Washington Roundtable & Partnership For Learning. (2018). The Path to 70% Credential Attainment for Washington Students.

Washington Roundtable & Partnership For Learning. (2020). 2020 Update: The Path to 70% Credential Attainment.

Washington State Auditor's Office. (2016). Performance Audit, Workforce Development: Identifying CTE Student Outcomes.

Washington State Institute for Public Policy. (2020). Early Achievers Evaluation Report Two: Pre-Kindergarten Quality and Child Outcomes in Kindergarten.

Washington STEM (2019). STEM By the Numbers: Equity and Opportunity in Washington’s Regions. 

Please note that the views expressed in works listed on this page are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Office of Financial Management (OFM), Education Research and Data Center (ERDC), or data contributors. Any errors are attributable to the authors.