Google Search Results to Include Student Outcomes Data from College Scorecard

(from EdSurge):

By Marguerite McNeal

Next time users search for a college or university in Google, they’ll get more than a map and logo for the institution in the right-hand side of their browser. Alongside the address and brief Wikipedia synopsis they’ll find information related to student outcomes, such as the graduation rate and the average salary of the university’s graduates.

Working with the U.S. Department of Education, Google has incorporated data from the College Scorecard directly into its search results. “Hundreds of millions of students and families pursue their college questions through Google, where trillions of searches are made every year,” Secretary of Education John King writes in a Google blog post. “By featuring this data front and center, Google is helping more students and families get the information they need when they need it.” CONTINUE READING HERE