April 7, 2006

Education Dept. Agrees to Disclose Data on Drug Offenders Who Were Denied Student Aid

By ANNE K. WALTERS

The U.S. Department of Education has mellowed in its stance toward sharing data with a group that promotes more-lenient drug laws.

Last week Students for a Sensible Drug Policy announced that the department dropped its demands that the group pay a $4,100 processing fee to obtain a state-by-state breakdown of the number of students who were denied federal financial aid because they were convicted of drug offenses.

In a lawsuit filed in January, the advocacy group alleged the

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