Here's the article.
Nothing new, just a more visible confirmation of what a lot of us already knew.
The article cites the demand from an increasingly large number of bachelor's degree-seeking students as the primary driver, and I think this is true enough. Massive numbers of young people have flooded into higher education in the last couple of decades, sponsoring huge growth in colleges and universities.
To some extent, they're forced to do this because without that bachelors degree there's no pathway to a decent, secure middle-class job. Which means the demand isn't going to go away any time soon.
What it doesn't describe well, most likely because it's written from a point of view external to the industry, is how difficult this flood of often poorly-prepared students has made the teaching function.
If the masters degree is the "new bachelors," part of the reason is because students arrive at college unable to perform to even a high school graduation standard.
Of course, this is convenient for college teachers, because it shifts the blame to high school teachers and parents.
But think about it: If you really want me, as a college professor, to properly teach the science and analysis I'm qualified to teach, hadn't you better send me a student who can, for instance, read a basic science paper?
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