New PowerStats Dataset Available: BPS:04/09 (Today!) The 2004/2009 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09) followed a cohort of undergraduates who entered postsecondary education for the first time during the 2003–04 academic year and continued to collect data on this cohort for six academic years. » more info
Persistence and Attainment of 2003–04 Beginning Postsecondary Students: After Six Years (Dec 1) This First Look report provides a brief description of persistence and degree attainment among a nationally representative sample of students who began postsecondary education for the first time in the 2003-04 academic year. » more info
Data Stewardship: Managing Personally Identifiable Information in Student Education Records (Nov 23) This Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Technical Brief focuses on data stewardship, which involves each organization’s commitment to ensuring that privacy, confidentiality, security, and the appropriate use of data are respected when personally identifiable information is collected. » more info
Basic Concepts and Definitions for Privacy and Confidentiality in Student Education Records (Nov 23) This Technical Brief discusses basic concepts and definitions that establish a common set of terms related to the protection of personally identifiable information, especially in education records in the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS). » more info
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