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Stephen Downes

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The story here is that "Colleges are collecting more data about prospective students than ever before — part of an effort, administrators say, to make better predictions about which students are the most likely to apply, accept an offer and enroll." The results are not surprising. "The practices may raise a hidden barrier to a college education for underprivileged students... the latest tools let administrators build rich profiles on individual students and quickly determine whether they have enough family income to help the school meet revenue goals." Because of course.

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