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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

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Companies like Amazon and Netflix have been using data tools like these for years to track our clicks and steer us to buy or watch more of their products. James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. It wasn’t always this way.

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“Dear Mrs. Trump” by Liz Phipps Soeiro – why the librarian refused the books the First Lady sent to her school. Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.). From the HR Department.