> However even if we assume that the consortium’s model of evaluation would work at scale, it still has the core function of obscuring concrete academic achievements and shifting emphasis toward vague notions of character.

Is the entire American educational system a Gordian Knot of wealth extraction? It seems like every actor is out to make life harder for students and extracting as much money as possible from the other actors in the system. Schools will no longer have to consider the grades their students receive (a somewhat objective measurement of their quality) but can now focus on mostly being "character-building".

How long before the pendulum swings in the other direction, and the only thing that matters - maybe even legally so - are hard-earned grades and SAT scores?