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Stephen Downes

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I'm not really sure what to make of this announcement. The story is that the Gates Foundation is convening today a research group called the Commission on the Value of Postsecondary Education to measure the value of a college credential. The membership is high quality, but their day jobs are demanding, so they won't be doing the actual research. At best they'll sit in a room and exchange opinions while a consultant writes it up. The data, meanwhile, has already been collected (without the input of the commission). Since it's all US-based, I'll leave it to others to discern the political leaning in the group. Most likely, as the designated critic says, "the panel is unlikely to bring down the price tag of a college education. Instead, it is focusing on whether programs are worth the price tag."

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