Empowering Data-Informed Decisions for Students in the U.S. ft. Erin Velez

The Higher Edge

Oct 4 2022 • 23 mins

There are so many organizations that work to support higher education that *aren't* colleges and universities, such as RTI International, and the work they do to help empower data-informed decisions for students.

From the Department of Education's College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/ ) to preparing for the College Transparency Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/839) currently going through the U.S. Congress, their work actively supports students across the country.

Erin Velez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-velez-82b11543/), Director of Education Research at RTI International (https://www.rti.org/), shares how she and the team at RTI are working to give students the higher edge when choosing a college or university.

Join us as we discuss:

  • RTI’s impartial role in higher education transparency policies (3:49)
  • What the College Transparency Act means for student-level data networks (SLDN) (10:49)
  • Prepping for the launch of a Federal SLDN (15:30)

Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast

Email address: evelez@rti.org

RTI International - https://www.rti.org/

College Transparency Act - https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/839

Department of Education College Scorecard - https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

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