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Gates Foundation Launches Lobbying Arm – With Higher Education in Its Crosshairs

The Gates Foundation’s Postsecondary Value Commission gives some insight into what the Gateses mean by educational outcomes. The commission aims to create a way to measure the value of certain degrees or certificates. If legislators adopt this measurement tool, then they might only fund things...

Study: Infrequent Teacher Evaluations Don’t Identify The Best (or Worst) Teachers

by Staff Baylor University recently beefed up its evaluation and hiring practices for the school’s lecturers. Adjunct faculty are often re-hired and dismissed based on annual or twice yearly student.

Predicting the Future of College Teaching: Virtual Experiments and Tenure for Adjuncts

By Ron Tinsley In my previous entry, "Predicting the Future of College Teaching: Robo Adjuncts & GPS Student Trackers," I offered up the first five of ten predictions concerning the future.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Gates Foundation Launches Lobbying Arm – With Higher Education in Its Crosshairs

Study: Infrequent Teacher Evaluations Don’t Identify The Best (or Worst) Teachers

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