Non-Network partners: Gartner Inc., Ambrose Strategy, DataWorks Partners, North Carolina Community College System, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, Office of Governor Roy Cooper, University of North Carolina System As requested by the North Carolina General Assembly, myFutureNC led a comprehensive study of requirements and challenges to create an interconnected and interoperable real-time student data system across the K-16 education spectrum, in partnership with Gartner Inc., Ambrose Strategy, DataWorks Partners, and a steering committee comprised of stakeholders from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the state’s community colleges, the UNC System, the state’s independent colleges and universities, the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, and the Office of Governor Roy Cooper. The study resulted in a roadmap for any state seeking to improve students’ abilities to pursue and complete postsecondary education through development and implementation of interoperable student data systems. In North Carolina, this study is prompting funding for design, development, and maintenance of a common digital transcript free to all students and compatible with data systems in use. This application of student data would transform the educational landscape by facilitating communication, collection, and transition of student data between educational institutions as well as providing students control over their own data. The production of a first-of-its-kind common digital transcript holds the promise to dramatically improve growth in educational attainment in North Carolina.