Because a real solution would require money
August 8th, 2007
Tricky Times for the Top 10 Percent Program
Leicht says Texas has widened access to its elite flagship schools so much that UT-Austin has been overwhelmed.
“The Texas problem is a big population, two flagship campuses, and far too few slots,” he says. “What the university system needs to do is figure out ways to make all of the campuses more appealing.
But that would require thinking beyond your own child’s immediate admissions to UT Austin. And in all likelihood, it would require the state to invest in other schools. Now you know why there’s so much focus on changing the top 10 percent rule, it’s easier than trying to get the money to improve the rest of the schools.
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See also:
- Doing the math (April 15th, 2008)
- It had to come from an educrat (April 14th, 2008)
- What do you expect, look at the example (April 3rd, 2008)
- Maybe we need more “Tier 1″ universities… (April 2nd, 2008)
- Just because they go to a competitive doesn’t mean they have been taught to think (September 23rd, 2007)
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