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<b>Online Exclusive:</b> Tracking System for College Students Receives Criticism
Within weeks of the U.S. Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education issuing a draft report that envisions a national system to track every higher-education student, a poll shows that Americans are highly wary of the proposal. The proposed system would obtain longitudinal data about a college/university student's academic record, financial aid, and enrollment status on an individual basis ' a sea change compared with data collection today, which is solely in the aggregate.
A survey of 1000 adults conducted in late June on behalf of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities ('NAICU') found that 62% of the respondents oppose the proposed federal data collection effort, and 33% support it. Sixty-eight percent of respondents think that the data bank would be 'a breach of students' privacy that could result in the misuse of their personal information,' and 27% disagree.
'USSA feels that this is a massive invasion of student privacy. We fear that information in this proposed database could be used for purposes that are unrelated to higher education,' said Rebecca Thompson, legislative director of the United States Student Association ('USSA'), at a press conference to announce the survey's findings.
Proponents of the program, including Education Sec. Margaret Spellings, say that the survey would improve higher education by making colleges more accountable. With accurate data on key measures such as enrollment figures, graduation rates, and financial aid, institutions and government would be able to improve their performance, proponents say.
But opponents question whether the database would provide information that isn't already available through aggregate measures. And they object to the collection of individual data. David L. Warren, NAICU president, said at a press conference that the creation of a unique identifier for each student, which would be necessary for the longitudinal study, would leave students vulnerable to ID theft. It also could be misused by employers and others who might research a person's background.
To read the Commission's draft report, which was released in May, go to http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/index.html. To read NAICU's survey, go to http://www.naicu.edu/news/index.shtm.
Within weeks of the U.S. Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education issuing a draft report that envisions a national system to track every higher-education student, a poll shows that Americans are highly wary of the proposal. The proposed system would obtain longitudinal data about a college/university student's academic record, financial aid, and enrollment status on an individual basis ' a sea change compared with data collection today, which is solely in the aggregate.
A survey of 1000 adults conducted in late June on behalf of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities ('NAICU') found that 62% of the respondents oppose the proposed federal data collection effort, and 33% support it. Sixty-eight percent of respondents think that the data bank would be 'a breach of students' privacy that could result in the misuse of their personal information,' and 27% disagree.
'USSA feels that this is a massive invasion of student privacy. We fear that information in this proposed database could be used for purposes that are unrelated to higher education,' said Rebecca Thompson, legislative director of the United States Student Association ('USSA'), at a press conference to announce the survey's findings.
Proponents of the program, including Education Sec. Margaret Spellings, say that the survey would improve higher education by making colleges more accountable. With accurate data on key measures such as enrollment figures, graduation rates, and financial aid, institutions and government would be able to improve their performance, proponents say.
But opponents question whether the database would provide information that isn't already available through aggregate measures. And they object to the collection of individual data. David L. Warren, NAICU president, said at a press conference that the creation of a unique identifier for each student, which would be necessary for the longitudinal study, would leave students vulnerable to ID theft. It also could be misused by employers and others who might research a person's background.
To read the Commission's draft report, which was released in May, go to http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/index.html. To read NAICU's survey, go to http://www.naicu.edu/news/index.shtm.
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