Our host Kristin Wolff talks with Dr. Kate Akers. When KY, a partner in the US DOL's Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI), launched its longitudinal data effort, it wanted to improve research and policy. Building on what had been a strong data culture, KY’s education and workforce stakeholders wanted to move beyond just counting. Less than a decade later Kate and her team were travelling across the state helping people understand what data was available and how to use it to make better...

In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with Fran Valentine and Diana Barrett, from Indiana’s workforce data team. We learn about how the State of Indiana, as a partner in the US Department of Labor’s Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI), is working with Indiana University and others to link data that helps us better understand how our education systems and labor markets work, and improve policy and programs designed to help Indiana students, workers, and firms as a result.