The academic choices you make as a teenager can shape the rest of your life: If you take high school classes for college credit, you’re more likely to go to college; and if you take at least 12 credits of classes during your first year there, you’re more likely to finish your degree.
These and insights from thousands of other studies can all be traced to a trove of data the federal government started collecting more than 50 years ago. But earlier this year, that effort came to a halt.
Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts
Researchers, educators and policymakers have relied on this data to form conclusions and shape policy about American education — everything from how high school counselors should be spending their days to when students should start taking higher-level math classes.
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