The Ed-Fi Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing data interoperability and improving the exchange of education data. It provides a standardized data model, set of data exchange standards, and technology tools to enable seamless data integration across educational systems and applications.

The Ed-Fi Data Standard is a comprehensive and extensible model for representing education data, covering a wide range of domains such as student demographics, enrollment, attendance, assessments, and more. This standardized data model allows educational software vendors, school districts, state education agencies, and other stakeholders to adopt a common language for describing and exchanging education data, promoting interoperability and data consistency.

In addition to the data model, the Ed-Fi Alliance develops and maintains a set of data exchange standards and technology solutions to facilitate the implementation and adoption of the Ed-Fi Data Standard. These include APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for data integration, data exchange formats such as XML and JSON, and technology tools for data transformation, validation, and reporting.

The Ed-Fi Alliance also provides resources, training, and support to help educational organizations implement and leverage the Ed-Fi Data Standard effectively. By promoting data interoperability and standardization, the Ed-Fi Alliance aims to empower educators with timely and accurate data insights, improve decision-making, and ultimately enhance student outcomes.