EducationApril 5, 2026

Court Pauses Federal College Race-Data Request

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Key Vocabulary

admissions/ədˈmɪʃ.ənz/

The process of allowing students to enter a school or program.

"The university sent admissions letters in March."

privacy/ˈpraɪ.və.si/

Keeping personal information safe and private.

"Students worry about privacy when their records are shared."

survey/ˈsɜːr.veɪ/

A set of questions or data collection form.

"The college asked departments to complete the survey."

Listening

Court Pauses Federal College Race-Data Request

A federal judge paused a federal demand that colleges send detailed race data. Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Boston issued a temporary order on April 4, 2026. The pause affects public universities in 17 states.

The government started a new IPEDS survey called the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS). Schools were asked to give data by March 18, 2026, and the National Center for Education Statistics was to collect race and sex information for applicants, admitted students and enrollees for the past seven years. State lawyers said the request was too fast and risked student privacy. Colleges asked their data offices for help to meet the deadline.

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Quiz

1. Who paused the data demand?

2. How many states filed the lawsuit?

3. When were schools asked to give data?

Reading Practice

Read the article from the Listening section aloud. Your AI teacher will give you pronunciation feedback.

Discussion

Do you worry about sharing personal school data? Why or why not?

Have you ever given personal information to a school office? What happened?

Do you think schools should protect student data more? Why?