tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post4405434858297007075..comments2023-11-02T09:44:15.693-04:00Comments on The Center for College Affordability and Productivity: The States to the RescueCenter for College Affordability and Productivityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041956958538598371noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31670799.post-8757168746253960472007-07-16T20:23:00.000-04:002007-07-16T20:23:00.000-04:00Wait a second... didn't you express concern a few ...Wait a second... didn't you <A HREF="http://collegeaffordability.blogspot.com/2007/07/our-dysfunctional-student-loan-system.html" REL="nofollow">express concern a few entries ago</A> about intrusive questions on exiting college? Since privacy is a legitimate concern about a huge federal database (how many privacy leaks have been documented), and since there are now several proposals for a workaround on the awful IPEDS graduation measure, I'm puzzled why you're still mad about the unit records database.<BR/><BR/>In any case, the best research I know on *young* adults in college is Cliff Adelman's <I>Toolbox Revisited</I>, which was based on the NELS longitudinal sample... something that is far more trustworthy than any attempt at complete records. We can and should continue to start and follow longitudinal samples, and such data collection efforts will be more valuable and cost-effective than a giant federal database.Sherman Dornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491045214079619658noreply@blogger.com