Our current federal postsecondary data system is incomplete and fails to provide today's students with the accurate, timely information that they need to inform their college choices and promote their success. As policymakers consider proposals to improve this federal data system, it is critical that they work in tandem to protect students'…

Three federal laws have recently been enacted in response to conflicts about the individual's right to privacy, the government's need for personal information, and the public's right to know what government is doing. Both the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Government in the Sunshine Law are intended to make information about government…

This report provides administrators, project leaders, and researchers with information about major federal regulations governing research in the social sciences. The report is presented in five major chapters. Chapter I identifies the report's limitations. For example, it describes only statutory and regulatory provisions and covers only domestic…