 Dear reader,
Did you know that a B-minus in freshman English is a giant red flag signaling that a student might struggle to succeed in nursing school? This was among the many surprising things I learned from a fascinating new podcast produced by our “Proof Points” columnist, Jill Barshay, in partnership with APM Reports. The special report explores how higher education is using so-called big data to reshape the college experience.
It focuses on how the data tool known as predictive analytics can help colleges figure out what it takes to get more students to graduate and which courses and majors they’ll be most successful in. That can bring more revenue into schools. The approach, however, is not without critics or concerns that it invades privacy and reinforces racial inequality.
Barshay spent many months exploring the issue. Please listen — and let us know what you think.
Liz Willen, Editor
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