The Education Research & Data Center
RCW 43.41.400 establishes an "education data center" in the Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The education data center uses the working title of "Education Research and Data Center" (ERDC). In collaboration with the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program (LEAP) committee, the ERDC conducts analyses of early learning, K-12, and higher education programs and education issues across the P-20 system. The system includes the following agencies and institutions:
Department of Early Learning (DEL)
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB)
State Board of Education
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC)
Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB)
Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB)
public and private non-profit four-year higher education institutions
Employment Security Department (ESD)
The ERDC also works with other agencies that have significant roles in conducting and supporting education research.
