Doug Shapiro, the center's executive director, emphasized, "The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center acknowledges the importance and significance of its role in providing accurate and reliable research to the higher education community. We deeply regret this error and are conducting a thorough review to understand the root cause and implement measures to prevent such occurrences in the future."
The October report incorrectly portrayed a 5 percent decline in first-year enrollments, which aligned with fears about the impact of issues like last year's flawed federal aid form rollout.
With a methodological error identified, the National Student Clearinghouse stated that many first-year students were wrongly classified as dual-enrolled high schoolers, misrepresenting enrollment trends.
Observing the initial report's significant impact, the Education Department's Under Secretary James Kvaal expressed that he was "encouraged and relieved" following the clearinghouse's correction regarding the enrollment data.
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