State and Multi-state Data Applications for the Public Good

Conference: Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS) 2024
06/06/2024: 2:35 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
Lightning 

Description

The Coleridge Initiative is a non-profit with the goal of providing public agencies with the opportunity to understand and analyze their data to develop effective policies for the public good. Three use-cases will be described in which secure administrative data access and training, visualizations, and key stakeholder feedback and involvement are all used to support state evidence-based policymaking.

1. Coleridge hosts a restricted and public data in our enclave, the Administrative Data Research Facility (ADRF). Using this, Coleridge hosts training classes aimed at helping state staff more effectively use their data (often administrative). One class explored both coding and the use of rich unemployment insurance claim data to provide labor market insights, often by equity groups thought to be most-affected by the pandemic.
2. Coleridge collaborates with state and other external partners to create visualizations or research outputs. Visualizations are used to inform local policymaking, especially when decision makers have a matter of minutes to go over a plethora of data. Work with one state has linked data from Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) training program participants to wage data to provide information on employment outcomes by region. Another has looked at these outcomes among those participating in reemployment services programs. In both cases, feedback from agency staff was used to iterate on and develop existing dashboards that would ultimately provide them with the necessary tools to make decisions.
3. Coleridge facilitates the exchange of ideas across states and regions, helping to build a data network that will support the public good. One example is the multi-state data collaborative. This involves six different states using a single state's administrative data to pilot various new measures and create accompanying visuals. Once these measures are created, each state will begin work on the same measures using their own data.

Keywords

administrative

data

multi-state

collaboration

policy 

Presenting Author

Allison Nunez

First Author

Allison Nunez

Tracks

Practice and Applications
Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS) 2024