Episode #6: ‘Bridging data bases is not simple, but it is

Episode #6: ‘Bridging data bases is not simple, but it is amazing.’ Highlights from Iowa’s longitudinal data adventure.

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In this episode Kristin Wolff, talks with Paul Nissen and Vladimir Bassis. Paula is the Lead Education Program Consultant for Community College Management Information System (CC MIS) within the Iowa Department of Education; and her colleague, Vlad, has worked on data and analysis for the Iowa Departments of Human Services and Education for over 13 years. The two are co-conspirators on Iowa’s education and workforce longitudinal data systems, supported in part by a US DOL (WDIQ) grant.

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