'Conversation Starter' on Ethical Data Use
New America releases framework to help colleges use predictive analytics to benefit students.
In The News Piece in Inside Higher Ed
March 6, 2017
Manuela Ekowo and Iris Palmer were quoted in an Inside Higher Ed article on the release and contents of a new report, Predictive Analytics in Higher Education:
“We’re reaching a point where the idea of predictive analytics is really catching on,” said Iris Palmer, a senior policy analyst at New America. “As institutions are pressured to improve completion and graduation rates and provide more support to students, it’s going to become more common.”
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“As we predict the future, we want to make sure that we’re not just repeating the past,” said Manuela Ekowo, a policy analyst at New America.