; and (B) urban, rural, and suburban local educational agencies; ; (D) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respectively; (E) by striking paragraphs (4) through (6) and inserting the following: (4) collecting and compiling data required to be accessible to the public from annual State report cards described in section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and from annual local educational agency report cards described in section 1111(h)(2)(C) of such Act; (5) assisting public and private educational agencies, organizations, and institutions in— (A) improving and automating statistical and data collection activities; (B) promoting privacy, security, and confidentiality of student data, and (C) developing and improving statewide longitudinal data systems that integrate data from early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult education, workforce development, and labor market outcomes, as applicable; (6) supporting State public agencies in developing and operating statewide longitudinal data systems to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps by— (A) developing voluntary standards to promote data interoperability, modernization, analysis, and security; and (B) providing technical assistance to— (i) improve data sharing and promote linkages across early childhood education, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, workforce, and the labor market; (ii) build capacity and tools to support public analysis of such systems to inform decision-making by education system leaders and policymakers; and (iii) protect student confidentiality consistent with section 173; (7) acquiring and disseminating data on educational activities and student achievement (such as the Trends in International Math and Science Study and the Program for International Student Assessment) in the United States compared with foreign countries;