On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:36:44 -0800, Paul C Bernhardt wrote: >I see no problem, also. I thought that the grade distribution was public >information for those of us teaching at public institutions (unless the class >has fewer than 10 students, then it can't be released by FERPA rules).
Well, clearly opinions differ on this position which may be why SUNY-New Paltz had to await a Freedom of Information request before releasing its grades. The fact that not all colleges in the U.S. are listed on the CourseRank page (again, Harvard, etc.), including public institutions such as UC-Los Angeles, UC-Irvine, UC-San Diego (though other UC schools such as Berkeley, Merced, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, etc. are listed) suggests that not all institutions agree that such information is or should be public. I'm sure that this issue will be settled in the courts. I would, however, ask that people seriously consider what info is actually on the CourseRank website. Relying upon one's experience with previous attempts to provide course grades is one thing but what might be on the CR website might be considerably different (unless, of course, your administration never makes bureaucratic errors when it comes to filing and reporting grades). -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7836 or send a blank email to leave-7836-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
