Guide Suggests Ways to Disclose Data Required by Higher-Education Law

The Higher Education Opportunity Act, enacted by Congress in 2008, adds more than 30 new kinds of information that colleges must disclose publicly, including a net-price calculator, a missing-persons notification policy, student-retention rates, and voter-registration forms. A new report from the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, a voluntary organization of higher-education experts and federal officials, lays out suggestions to help colleges display the new required information in a way that is consistent across institutions and easily accessible to the public.