Almost all the comments here pertain to the 10-factor authentication mechanism in the title of the article, but the article really is a criticism of the current education system.
sure, good intentions are pushing for doing more, more inclusivity more security more assessment, more reports, more measurability (to get more fairness), etc.
and since it's hard to start a competing university or ISP or telco or TSA (!)... there's not even the usual push from the market to be resource efficient.