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...purported purpose of the measure is to better track students’ progress and help policymakers figure out where they are going wrong. The database would include students who drop out of college or transfer between institutions. Universities both private and public would be required to yield the data, potentially facing a cutoff of federal funding if they refuse. And there’s no way for students...
Before the recent string of small bumps, the University issued a series of large payout increases—18 percent in fiscal year 1998, a drop to 6.5 percent in 1999, 20 percent in 2000, 11 percent in 2001 and 37 percent...
...proposal—currently being vetted by Department of Education officials—would expand an existing database to allow researchers to track individual students who drop out of college or transfer between institutions. It would include information ranging from social security numbers to participation in varsity sports...
...public schools—with more part-time and transfers students, the current system writes off as “drop-outs” many students who ultimately graduate.“We’re forced to adopt this cookie-cutter approach to assessing student progress,” Wright said...
...Those who have implored Barghouti to run want him in the race precisely because they fear Abbas will close down the intifadah and negotiate a peace deal with Israel that they would deem tantamount to a Palestinian surrender in exchange for very little. Many of those urging him to drop out believe splitting the Palestinian national movement now would be a victory for its enemies, and hold that their best hopes lie in backing Abbas at the same time as restraining him by virtue of his dependence on their support...