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Highlights the need for greater information about the aspects of educational capital affected by higher education in the U.S. Growth of the collective knowledge and skills of citizens following the expansion of colleges and universities in terms of enrollment; Areas relevant to educational opportunity; Effect on educators and business leaders of a lack of information about collegiate learning; Reasons to focus on a comprehensive effort to assess college-level learning.

Presents the report entitled `Measuring Up 2000: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher Education,' which compared the performance of states in terms of higher education policy for the National Center For Public Policy and Higher Education. Reason for focusing the report on the states; Findings on performance and measuring gaps; Observations on state higher education policy.

Focuses on the importance of America's public community colleges to its education system. Estimation of undergraduates that enroll in community colleges annually; Outline of the admission policies for community college; Factors which contribute to the success of community colleges in the United States.

Reports on education reform which became a centerpiece of state policy agenda and the foundation of many state initiatives in the U.S. to develop a competitive workforce, attractive quality of life and to reform public assistance programs. Emphasis of state agenda on minority participation and achievement in higher education; Goals of the National Task Force for Minority Achievement in Higher Education which is a project of the Education Commission of the States.

Details the discussion on the need for the U.S. to systematically assess college-level learning during the National Forum on College-Level Learning which took place on November 28, 2001. Background on the assessment movement in college-level learning; Discussion of how the assessment of college-level learning should take place; Recommendation of organizing all of the nationally available information on college-level learning.

Reports on higher education trends in the United States. Size of high school graduates; Demographic characteristics of graduating high school students; Problems in the provision of higher education.

Discusses leadership in the American higher education as examined by the January/February 1998 issue of `Change.' Observations on Change's surveys; Information on the American higher education system. INSET: Resources.