Data Gathering May Not Improve Educational Practices

Both the Bush and Obama administrations have supported the creation of databases containing records of individual students, contending that such "unit record" information allows detailed examinations of cause-and-effect in teaching and education policy, according to a report in the January 5, 2010 edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education.

But, says President Bennett, the level of personal intrusion that widespread collection of data requires is not justified by any improvements in educational practices that could result.

Read the complete coverage in the Chronicle of Higher Education.