From education to workforce, the pandemic has impacted how individuals make decisions—and individuals want access to more and better data to guide them on the path forward.

Each year, DQC conducts public opinion polling to better understand how different groups are thinking about data. This year we partnered with the Kentucky Student Voice Team and AASA, The School Superintendents Association to understand how students and superintendents are using data to make decisions about the future.

Notable findings from our 2022 public opinion polling, conducted by The Harris Poll, included:

Students are in the dark about their own learning and want more data to guide their decisions about the future.

• <50% of students report getting any information from their school about whether they're meeting grade-level expectations, if they're on track to graduate from high school, or how much academic progress they've made this year.
• 80% of students agree that they would feel more confident about the path they will take after high school if they had better access to information.

• 98% of superintendents feel that if they had better access to information, they would be more confident in their ability to support their district.
• 91% of superintendents feel tthat public agencies should share data with each other about students and their families to coordinate services and provide better support.