I2D2 Director Heather Rouse participated in the National Research Conference on Early Childhood Welcome and Opening Remarks. In the opening remarks, Rouse shared how Iowa has developed an integrated-data system through their State-University partnership. The history, governance, and the policy impact of I2D2 was presented,...

Check out the I2D2 Impact Summer 2026 Newsletter!  Learn about what we have been up to. New announcements include conference presentations our team has done, our new Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) brief for Iowa, and interesting reads related to early childhood and integrated data systems....

IA Data Drive featured in International Journal of Population Data Science In 2025, I2D2's IA Data Drive was showcased in International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) "Building the IA Data Drive: A Participatory Approach to Developing Early Childhood Indicators for State and Local Policymaking". The recognition...