Education Secretary Proposes Nationwide College Student Database
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings called Tuesday for greater accountability by colleges and universities, including the creation of a national database to track how well students learn. She also called for an overhaul of the financial aid process and an increase in need-based aid. Known as a �unit record� system, it would track the progress of individual � but unidentified � students over time as a way to better assess and compare the educational performance of institutions.
College overhaul called �overdue', USA Today, September 27, 2006.
