Colleges Balk at Government’s Student Data Request

Questions

1.  What type of information does the U.S. Department of Education want to collect from universities about every student?

2.  What reasons does the Department of Education give for their need to collect the student information?

3.  How do supporters of the policy defend it? (give 2 reasons)

4.  What do critics have against the program? (give 2 reasons)

5.  Do you support or oppose this collection of personal data?  Explain your answer.