Research Agenda 2024 (July 2024 - June 2025)

Priority Agency Research Name Description
1 USBE/DHHS ASQ and Educational Outcomes Academic outcomes of children screened through the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) statewide early detection and intervention effort, as measured by standardized screening and assessment results completed in preschool, kindergarten, 3rd grade, and beyond
2 USHE/DOPL/DWS Licensed Employment Higher education, licensure, and workforce outcomes for occupations requiring state licensure
3 USHE/DWS Engineering Pathways Define the different educational pathways for those earning an engineering degree and the labor market outcomes associated with the various pathways.
4 USHE/DWS Changing Employers Research that demonstrates the relationship between changing employers and wages for USHE graduates.
5 DHHS/USBE/USHE/DWS Revisting the HII This research will use the updated HII from DHHS to show how changes in HII rank relate to changes in outcomes.
6 USHE/DWS Review of STEM Students Explore, define, and disaggregate the education and workforce pipeline leakage for initial STEM-declaring students.