The system has been in operation for several months and already contains millions of  K-12 students personal identifications - ranging from name, address, Social Security Number,attendance, test scores,

homework completion, career goals, learning disabilities and even hobbies and attitudes about school.

 

Claiming that the national data base will inhance education, the main funder of the project, The Gates Foundation entered the joint venture with Carnegie Corporation of New York and school officials from a number of states.