Driven by growing accountability pressures, states and districts have invested in a variety of computerized systems for data storage, analysis, and reporting. As accountability policies demand access to more transparent and accurate data about every aspect of the education process, developing linkages among historically disparate systems is…

This paper provides, in summary form, a discussion of the central issues arising from an examination of State Accountability Workbooks prepared for Peer Reviews through the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and subsequent approval discussions made by ED. These issues have their genesis in requirements set forth under the No Child Left Behind Act…

Because of the large quantities of data that are involved, the computer is the most logical tool to consider in the resolution of the confusion of course numbering systems at higher education institutions. (Author/PG)

Court decisions regarding the right of individuals to privacy necessitate the development of new administrative strategies of handling confidential data. (SP)

A look at one application of videotape recordings in which records of individual students' performances in the classrooms are presented to their parents in video form. (AK)

Reprinted here, with permission of the Russell Sage Foundation, selected excerpts from Guidelines for the Collection, Maintenance, and Dissemination of Pupil Records, published in 1970. The document is the report of a work conference, convened by tehe Foundation in May 1969. (Author)

Author uses a whimsical approach in discussing the student record book, used as a weapon by many teachers. (SP)

Inclusion and processing of student data necessitates surrender of many individual privacy rights for and upon admission to college. (IR)

The Buckley Amendment limits the right of access to letters of recommendation only to admitted students and allows schools to request that applicants sign a waiver of their access rights. Statutory amendment is the best way to correct this "catch 22" situation. Available from The Law Center, University of Southern California, University…

Discusses the stronger accountability required under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and explores how Student Information Systems (SIS) or Student Management Systems may be used to meet the stringent reporting requirements of the new legislation. SIS can enable the school district to manipulate data to generate reports to suit various needs.…

Describes how as colleges keep more information about students in electronic records, institutions struggle for ways to make sure only the right people gain access. (EV)