September 29, 2006
Senate Bill Backs Database of Students
Senate leaders have proposed federal grants that would help states set up databases to track college students' educational progress, through a provision tucked into a broader draft bill to improve science education and economic competitiveness. Creating such a "unit record" system was one of the more controversial draft recommendations made last month by the federal advisory commission on higher education.
Prospects for passage look dim, however, because the House of Representatives
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