Numerous teaching practices, especially those associated with classroom testing, abridge students' right to privacy. (IRT)

This document provides suggestions of how parents can keep important records related to their child's special education needs in an organized way. This is key in using these documents for Individualized Education Panning (IEP) and in keeping track of their child's educational progress. A brief list of related resources is also included.

This guide is a source of information on a wide range of issues involving student records and transcripts. It focuses on the necessity of reconciling the need to provide accurate information promptly to various constituencies and the need to safeguard privacy. Recommendations are provided for database and transcript elements, and current issues…

According to the latest report by the Institute of International Education, 586,323 foreign students studied in the United States in the 2002-2003 academic year. Foreign students benefit U.S. colleges and universities in many ways, including economic contributions and the value of their work as teachers and researchers, but there has been…

Existing policies and procedures concerning access to student records were studied at 18 of the state's community colleges, Results indicate that most institutions were generally agreed about the type of material classified as confidential, personnel having access to it, and need for common policy or guidelines. (JO)

The Unviersity College of Swansea Department of Extra-Mural Studies has computerized their class satistics and sees possibilities for computerization of similar statistics on a nation-wide scale. (Author/EB)

Briefly describes steps to be taken in enrollment of a new student, and the role of the personnel involved. (CJ)

Although stanine scores are used by many schools for posting students' test results in permanent records, not all teachers are confident in their interpretation of what stanine scores signify. This quiz and accompanying correct answers and explanations are offered to help make these scores more useful to practitioners. (LC)

At the University of Dayton in Ohio, a database management system maintains records of 10,000 students from their initial admission application until graduation. (Author)

Suggestions on recordkeeping for the elementary school teacher. (CM)

Describes the registration system at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, which allows centralized administration and self-signup for access to the Hopkins network. Reception of the system has been overwhelmingly positive. (SLD)