2019
The conversation begins
Standards development organizations across education and workforce data recognize the growing cost of fragmentation and begin informal coordination on shared vocabularies.
EDU
Our history
From an informal conversation among standards bodies to a chartered non-profit building shared data infrastructure for education and the workforce.
EDU
Our history
2021
Data Standards United forms
A coalition of SDOs, agencies, and practitioners signs on to a common-ground charter - committing to free, open, consensus-based standards across the PK-20W continuum.
2023
CEDS sustainability work
DSU takes on stewardship initiatives for the Common Education Data Standards, convening the Tiger Team and launching the A4L Unity alignment project.
2025
Education Data Unlimited launches
EDU is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) to serve as the neutral, long-term home for data interoperability initiatives - and to build EDUcore, the AI-native standards platform.
2026
EDUcore open beta
The reference library, Graphinator, and Standards Partner tools enter open beta, giving practitioners AI-assisted access to harmonized education data standards.