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Researchers say Ohio already has data infrastructure to support proposed Education and Workforce ROI initiative

Senate Education Committee · April 14, 2026
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Joshua Hawley and other witnesses told the Senate Education Committee the Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive (OLDA) already links multiple state agencies and can produce deidentified research files and dashboards that would support the Return on Investment initiative in SB 328; the Ohio Life Sciences Association also urged structured early career exploration for students.

Witnesses told the Senate Education Committee that the state has an existing data foundation for the Return on Investment initiative proposed in Senate Bill 328. Joshua Hawley, director at the Ohio Education Research Center at Ohio State, described OLDA as a secure cross-agency resource that brings administrative records from multiple state agencies into deidentified, research-ready datasets within the Innovate Ohio…

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