American Institutes for Research—District Practitioner Working Group, Addressing California’s Data Needs: Implementing Comprehensive, Longitudinal Systems at the Local and State Levels (2007). Paper submitted to A California Education Policy Convening: Getting from Facts to Policy, hosted by EdSource in October 2007. www.edsource.org/reform_convening.html

Children Now, Children’s Education: The Clear Case for Data Systems Redesign (2007). Paper submitted to A California Education Policy Convening: Getting from Facts to Policy. www.edsource.org/reform_convening.html

Education Trust–West, State Data Systems (2007). Paper submitted to A California Education Policy Convening: Getting from Facts to Policy. www.edsource.org/reform_convening.html

Governor’s Committee on Education Excellence, Students First: Renewing Hope for California’s Future (2008). www.everychildprepared.org

Janet Hansen, Education Data in California: Availability and Transparency (2007). A Getting Down to Facts research study. www.stanford.edu/group/irepp/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=45

Legislative Analyst’s Office, Redefining Student Data Access Policy (2008). www.lao.ca.gov

Susanna Loeb and David N. Plank, Continuous Improvement in California Education: Data Systems and Policy Learning (2007). Policy Analysis for California Education. Paper submitted to A California Education Policy Convening: Getting from Facts to Policy. www.edsource.org/reform_convening.html

Ida Oberman, Jim Hollis, and Don Dailey, Bringing the State and Locals Together: Developing Effective Data Systems in California School Districts (2007). Springboard Schools. A Getting Down to Facts research study.
www.stanford.edu/group/irepp/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=45

Jean Ross, School Finance Facts (2007). California Budget Project. Paper submitted to A California Education Policy Convening: Getting from Facts to Policy. www.edsource.org/reform_convening.html

Georges Vernez, Cathy Krop, Mirka Vuollo, Janet S. Hansen, Toward a K–20 Student Unit Record Data System for California (2008). RAND Corporation. www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG695

Wendy M. Yen, Measuring Academic Growth in California (April 2008). Educational Testing Service.

Andrew Zau and Julian Betts, Predicting Success, Preventing Failure:  An Investigation of the California High School Exit Exam (2008). Public Policy Institute of California. www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_608AZR.pdf

Senate Bill 1298 “California Education Information.”
http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1298_bill_20080825_enrolled.pdf

Senate Bill 1614 “Teachers: information system: identification number.” 
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/05-06/bill/sen/sb_1601-1650/sb_1614_bill_20060930_chaptered.pdf

Assembly Bill 2391 “Teachers: Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program.”  
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2391_bill_20080801_chaptered.pdf