Next Steps
This section describes various paths to explore the Ed-Fi Data Standard further.
Learning More
See the following links to learn more about the Ed-Fi Data Standard:
- The Ed-Fi Data Standard: Developers' Guide contains a conceptual overview, how-to information, and example walkthroughs for working with the XML Data Exchange Framework.
- The Data Handbook for the Ed-Fi Core XML Schema is an online resource that makes it easy to explore the overall data model.
- The Ed-Fi Data Standard is the foundation for several additional technology components, including a student performance dashboard, an operational data store, and more. See the Ed-Fi Technical Documentation home page for more information on technology that's free to license and download.
- For more information about the Ed-Fi Alliance, see www.ed-fi.org.
Additional Resources
The following resources provide additional information about the Ed-Fi Data Standard, Ed-Fi technology, tools for viewing and/or using the Data Standard, and about the Ed-Fi Alliance in general:
- Once you've downloaded the XML Data Exchange Framework, you'll want to review the material. To explore the XSD, you can use any of the following common XML Editors:
- The Ed-Fi Data Standard is constantly evolving to meet the needs of the education community. To review current development activity, see the Ed-Fi Issue Tracker at https://tracker.ed-fi.org/browse/DATASTD.