Common Education Data Standards

The Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) project is a United States national collaborative effort {{cite web|title=Statement of Common Purpose|url=http://www.sheeo.org/cds/CDS-StatementofPurpose.pdf|publisher=SHEEO|access-date=2015-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710190612/http://www.sheeo.org/cds/CDS-StatementofPurpose.pdf|archive-date=2012-07-10|url-status=dead}} to develop voluntary, common data standards for a key set of education data elements to streamline the exchange, comparison, and understanding of data within and across P-20W institutions and sectors.{{cite web|title=CEDS Site|url=https://ceds.ed.gov/whatIsCEDS.aspx|publisher=US Department of Education}} CEDS includes a common vocabulary for data elements, data models that reflect that vocabulary, variety of tools to understand and use education data, an assembly of metadata from other education data initiatives, and a community of stakeholders who use, support, and develop the standard.{{Cite web|url=https://ceds.ed.gov/whatIsCEDS.aspx|title=Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)|website=ceds.ed.gov|language=EN|access-date=2019-12-09}}