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The article examines the feasibility of implementing a student unit record system to replace the student-related components of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The feasibility study outlined areas of federal interest: better information for informed consumer decisions, including the improved calculation of net prices; and more accurate measures for institutional accountability and program effectiveness, including enrollment, persistence, transfer, and attainment rates by program of study. Policy-makers would be able to monitor in real time federal student aid programs and variations in aid packaging. The study also has attempted to highlight some potential benefits to institutions, researchers, consumers, and other users of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data. |
