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State education official outlines postsecondary outcomes metric, acknowledges data gaps
Summary
Department presenter described a state board goal for postsecondary outcomes measured two years after high school graduation, noted data limitations (military, wage records, homeschool students) and invited further work with labor and revenue agencies to expand measures.
Dr. Harwood, a presenter to the House Committee on Education, described the state board’s postsecondary outcomes goal and explained how the department measures graduates’ progress two years after high school.
Why it matters: Lawmakers seeking to align K‑12 policy with workforce and higher‑education needs asked how the state measures whether graduates are enrolled in education or earning credentials after high school and how the state will capture veterans, workforce entrants and students not enrolled in public systems.
Dr. Harwood said the postsecondary outcomes metric counts a student as successful if, within two years of high‑school graduation, they have earned an industry‑recognized credential while in high school, are continuously enrolled in a postsecondary program (for example returning for a sophomore year), or are enrolled in an 18–21 program for students with disabilities. The state…
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