The Gates Foundation wants to start seeing some return on investment.

Half a billion bucks into its higher ed agenda, its new report calls for big data to track completion rates and readiness for the workforce, among other metrics.
http://postsecondary.gatesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PS-ADV-Priorities-V1.pdf

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