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At a time when hard expethose areas where ouc nationunfettered inquiry, expanding their complete life stories, Privacy concerns are al education policy needs to rience has taught the public knowledge _ these are surely hallmarks of American high- understandable, and we're be strengthened. Where •some to question institutions that er education. So, when the wise to question how such see the specter of government once enjoyed their implicit academy itself is the subject data might be used. But it intrusion, I see the possibil- trust, a new ethos is beginof rigorous study, shouldn't is important to note that the ity of transforming our cur- ning to take hold in higher we expect the leaders of our proposal, in its latest iteration rent separate data-reporting education. "Openness" and colleges and universities to this month, explicitly states schemes into a streamlined "transparency" are the new support such inquiry on the that the system would not system that is beneficial to buzzwords. From all quarters identify individual students. students and useful to faculty come the questions: Why do same principles? we cost so much; how do the Moreover, those objecting to and administrators. Unfortunately, that doesn't Contrary to what critics admissions and financial proappear to be the case with a the database have not, to proposed federal database on this point, explained how the of the database plan might cesses work; and how do we college student performance. Spellings Commission pro- have the public believe, we manage the dollars entrusted "Orwellian," some of my col- posal represents a dramatic in academia know remark- us? Fair questions all. And we leagues have called the pro- departure from federal data ably little about what emerg- are beginning to answer, as posed system. v" Egregious," collection projects that have es from the vast and diverse we should. Those who fund others have termed it, a vio- been underway for decades system of higher education. higher education, be they lation of student privacy, a and are familiar to us all. Why do students drop out? parents, donors, the governstep toward government con- Most notable among them is Where do they go when ment or students themselves, trol of private education, a FAFSA _ the Free Application they do? What factors in pri- have a right to know the paymary and secondary school, off on their investment. costly burden on our institu- for Federal Student Aid tions. Objections have been which requires aid appli- beyond grade-point averages, Will we open ourselves to particularly numerous and cants to provide their Social class rankings and standard- scrutiny and assessment, or passionate from private insti- Security and driver's license ized test scores, best predict will we continue to keep the tutions, which are typically numbers as well as informa- their success or failure in col- public at arm's length? Will subject to less government tion on their families' income lege? What impact does their openness, transparency and scrutiny than public universi- and assets. To cite anoth- educational experience have accountability be revealed er example, the Selective on our students' success or as mere cliches, or can we ties. embrace them as values that At issue is a proposal Service has for a quarter-cen- failure after graduation? by the Commission on the tury been requiring young We are ill-equipped can influence for the better Future of Higher Education, men to register in the event a to answer these questions. who we are and how we labeled the Spellings draft is reinstated. Without comprehensive pursue our missions? Do we Commission after Education I question the wisdom information, both individual nave it in us to live up to Secretary Margaret Spellings, of rejecting wholesale the institutions and society lack our historical commitment to who established the body benefits to be derived from the tools to assess how the open inquiry? just one year ago. The com- a national student database. system is working, how it is The collective stance of mission recommends estab- Where some see the spec- failing and how it might be the entire sector of private lishment of a database to ter of Big Brother looking improved. higher education on the mattrack students as they pursue over colleges' and students' Proponents of the data- ter of student data collection their varied paths through the shoulders, I see a potential base _ including, interest- will provide the answers to higher education system and for a robust (and privacy- ingly, many leaders of the those challenging questions. into the workforce. The stated protected) set of metrics that nation's community colleges purpose: to make higher edu- would yield essential data and public universities _ view Thomas J. Hochstettler is a cation more transparent and with tremendous potential it as a means for educators Special to The Washington accountable by requiring that for advancing our individual to achieve the accountability Post it keep better track of student performance; and to expand the fund of data available for much-needed analysis of LABOR DAY our college and university systems. From page 77 Much of my colleagues' criticism centers on the per- And it's not just the presi- movement could help our student renter abuse could we ception that we can't trust the dent's salary. Minimum wage country move past its current cite? Things could change, but federal government with such remains the same, yet tuition at health-care crisis. According sensitive data. Do we want USU has more than doubled in to the U.S. Census Bureau, in someone has to change them. Uncle Sam knowing every the last nine years. Instead of 2004, 337,000 Utahns did not Historically, the labor moveclass our students are taking, the almost $2,000 per semes- have health insurance. That ment has provided a means every grade they earn, every ter we pay today, tuition and number continues to increase for people to join together and course they drop? Critics fees would have cost you just as health insurance costs sky- seek a common good. But have also noted the apparent under $900 back in 1997. Yet rocket. According to a rep- without it, one voice can often ease with which the federal we still make $5.15 today like resentative from the Student be drowned out. Health and Wellness Center, Where are those dancing government could link data we did back then. 20-25 percent of USU students Newsie boys when we need A well-organized labor currently do not have health them? insurance. Or what about crazy landJon Cox is a senior lords? How many cases of majoring in journalism. 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