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New Gates-funded commission aims to put a value on a college education

  • Written by Nicholas Tampio, Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
New Gates-funded commission aims to put a value on a college educationA growing movement is forming to focus on the economic benefits of a college degree.Alex Oakenman from www.shutterstock.com

The Gates Foundation is poised to disrupt American higher education with a new Postsecondary Value Commission. As its name suggests, the commission aims to define the value of a college degree.

Among other things, the...

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