Enhancing State Level Higher Education Policy with Longitudinal Administrative Data in Missouri

1. Linked Longitudinal AdministrativeData Sets (LLADS) Dr. John Wittstruck,Deputy CommissionerMissouri Department of Higher Education Dr. Don Watson, Visiting Senior Research Associate, University of MO-Columbia Mr. Ryan Monroe, Research Associate, University of MO-Columbia

2. Why Linked Longitudinal AdministrativeData Sets? Developing and Maintaining the Information Infrastructure for State Level Higher Education Policymakers (Dennis P. Jones & Karen Paulson)

3. ACT Data Base UI Data Base K-12 CORE Data Base EMSAS Data Base Teacher Certification K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report Missouri Reports Student Financial Assistance LLADS Other Data Bases

4. K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report ACT Data Base UI Data Base K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report Student Financial Assistance K-12 CORE Data Base LLADS EMSAS MDHE Teacher Certification

5. MO’s K-16 Initiative • The Missouri K-16 Task Force on Achievement Gap Elimination (K-16 TAGE) was created to make policy recommendations that would improve teacher quality in an effort to close achievement gaps among under-represented students. • Research conducted for the K-16 TAGE showed that poor and minority students as well as students in urban school districts in Missouri had below average performance on a variety of outcome measures and had teachers with below average academic ability.

6. Teacher Quality

7. Teacher Quality & Teacher Earnings

8. Teacher Quality & Student Performance

9. K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report ACT Data Base UI Data Base K-16 Report K-16 Report GEAR UP Missouri Student Financial Assistance K-12 CORE Data Base LLADS Teacher Certification EMSAS MDHE

10. Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) • Goal of the Missouri GEAR UP program is to prepare low income students for postsecondary education • MO’s program works with 2743 students in 20 middle schools located in 5 districts • Primary focus is on mathematics and science education

11. Student Achievement

12. Student Remediation

13. New Teachers In MO Public Schools

14. K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report ACT Data Base UI Data Base K-16 Report K-16 Report Life Science Student Financial Assistance K-12 CORE Data Base LLADS Teacher Certification EMSAS MDHE

15. Missouri’s Life Science Initiative • Missouri’s Life Science Initiative is focused on promoting mathematics and science education to advance life science industries. • Missouri’s public higher education system has a variety of programs that produce graduates that work in Life Science industries.

16. College Graduates Working in Life Science Industries

17. K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report ACT Data Base UI Data Base K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report Student Loan Default FFELP Data Base K-12 CORE Data Base LLADS Teacher Certification EMSAS MDHE

18. Student Loan Default Research • Student loan default research is focused on determining characteristics of students who are more likely to default on their student loans. • Students who remain continuously enrolled in college, eventually complete degrees, and have a lower debt burden upon exiting college are less likely to default on their student loans.

19. Default Rates by Degree Level

20. Default Rates and Continuous Enrollment

21. Student Loan Default

22. K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report ACT Data Base UI Data Base K-16 Report K-16 Report K-16 Report Higher Education and the Economy Student Financial Assistance K-12 CORE Data Base LLADS Teacher Certification EMSAS MDHE

23. Higher Education and the Economy • The Missouri higher education system impacts the Missouri economy in several ways. • Colleges and Universities affect the Missouri economy not only as employers, but also by providing a better trained workforce.

24. Employed in Public & Independent Higher Education

25. Public Higher Education Graduates Working In MO

26. ACT Data Base • Data from 1991-2001 • Approximately 40,000 MO High School Graduates take the ACT each year (400,000 Records) • Test Results • Demographics • High School Courses Completed • Family Background

27. Unemployment Insurance and ES202 Data Base • Data from 1988-2001 • Over 2.5 million records each quarter for individuals whose jobs are covered by Unemployment Insurance • Earnings • Employer characteristics in ES202 Data Base

28. Student Financial Assistance Missouri Student Assistance Resource Services (MOSTARS) Data Bases • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Data Base. 1993 – 2002, 250,000 applications per year • Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) Data Base. 1987- 2002 • Missouri State Scholarship and Grant Programs. 1990- 2002

29. K-12 Core Data Base • Data from 1990-2002 • Approximately 60,000 teachers each year in 525 school districts • Demographics • Salaries and Experience • Subjects taught

30. Enhanced Missouri Student Achievement Study Data Base • Enrollment, Term Registration, and Graduation data bases • Data from 1987-2002 • Approximately 200,000 undergraduates and graduates enrolled each academic year • Demographics • High School Data

31. Teacher Certification Data Base • Data from 1970-2001 • Approximately 550,000 certificates issued during this period • Type of certificate

32. Additional Accessible Data Bases • Vocational Rehabilitation Data Base (Students supported by vocational rehabilitation funds) • Vocational Education Data Base • Child and Family Services Data Base (Dept. of Social Services) • Work Force Development Data Base (Workforce Investment Act programs & funds) • K-12 Student Achievement Scores from the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP)