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The contrast between President Biden’s first address to Congress last Wednesday night and the Republican response delivered by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., reminded me of another occasion between one long-winded
Two approaches to strengthen educational equity used different measures of effectiveness — and had very different outcomes.
But are the titans of testing standards being ushered out of existence by the pandemic? Lauren Hawkins "The Board of Regents for Louisiana, which governs minimum admission requirements for all public schools, have put emergency rules in place that allow all public institutions to potentially admit students who have not taken an ACT or an SAT," said Tre'e George, Louisiana Tech University undergrad admissions director. But it's not just public colleges and universities like LSU that have made changes. Private institutions like Centenary College in Shreveport are too. Jeremy Johnston "Students ...
American Universities Have Lost Their Prestige Read full article Nothing is stranger than the contemporary American university. Not long ago, Americans used to idolize their universities. Indeed, in science, math, engineering, medicine, and business, many of these meritocratic departments and schools remain among the top-ranked in the world. Top-notch higher education explains much of the current scientific, technological, and commercial excellence of the United States. After World War II — won in part because of superior American scientific research, production, and logistics — a college...
Jacqueline GaNun | Staff Writer âSome people in the world, as far as looking at admissions, think that [a low acceptance rate] means itâs a better quality school,â Graves said. âI just donât go with that. I just think it means a lot of people applied. Thatâs all.â UGAâs admissions office isnât focused on decreasing the schoolâs acceptance rate, Graves said. He said the number doesnât take into account what the applicant pool looks like. âIâd be thrilled if we had less applicants, because it means less volume and [would] make my ...