Arkansas Statewide Longitudinal Data System
- Established at UCA by two U.S. Department of Education grants in 2009
- Further expanded by two U.S. Department of Labor grants 2012-2018
- Nationally recognized for leadership in individual data privacy
- Provides technical and data services to multiple Arkansas state agencies
*ADHE data from 2014-present has been supplied for SLDS use in state and federal required reporting
Contracts and services financially supporting ARC
- Annual evaluation of Arkansas Better Chance Pre-K programs (Arkansas Act 49 of 2003)
- 2015-2018 Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) grant from U.S. Department of Labor to ADWS
- Arkansas Department of Career Education (ACE) data system development for Perkins
- 2013-2018 U.S. Dept. of Ed PROMISE Grant to the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville services by ARC
- Miscellaneous additional small contracts and services