The government has a new rule for big schools called universities. The new rule says these schools must share information with them.
This rule will require universities to give details about the people who apply to study there. The schools must follow this new instruction.
The government wants to see data about the students. This includes their grades and test scores, but also information about their background.
Specifically, the schools must report the race of each applicant. This is now a very important piece of information for the government to have.