Higher Education
Texas College Open House/Information Days
A listing of campus visit days for prospective students at San Antonio and Austin area colleges. Texas College Open House/Information Days Upcoming College Visit Days Austin Area San Antonio Area Some events are restricted to high school juniors(j) or seniors(s). These are often overnight visits and you must register early. Some events may also have [...]
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing?
Very interesting article. I know a while back everyone (myself included) was aghast at Spelling’s proposed accountability version of “No Child Left Behind” for higher education. I don’t agree with the punishments mandated by the testing the law requires, but I think it’s a good idea to have the data available. Apparently, most colleges don’t [...]
Wasteful spending in San Antonio, political investments in Midland
Perry’s reasoning for vetoing the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) makes even less sense after reading the Express-News editorial. MySA.com: Editorials The governor said he doesn’t want to create more top research institutions before a new commission on higher education and global competitiveness comes up with a plan for the most effective use of [...]
But he doesn’t forget his friends
Here’s a list of higher education projects vetoed by Perry as pork. The body count: Perry’s higher ed vetoes The body count: Perry’s higher ed vetoes Too bad he doesn’t give a reason for all the pork he leaves in. Perry signs budget, blasts higher education funding Perry reiterated his demand, aired in February, that [...]
The Perry legacy?
I guess health insurance for college employees is now considered pork. MySA.com: Metro | State Among Gov. Rick Perry’s flurry of vetoes last week, a $154 million cut in health insurance for community college faculty has stunned college leaders across the state and sent them scrambling to make up for the loss in already-tight budgets. [...]
The best money can buy
Agreement reached on top 10 percent law | Postcards from the Lege House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on changes to a 10-year-old college-admission law. Under Senate Bill 101, which still needs approval today from the full House and Senate, the University of Texas would no longer be required to accept all applicants who [...]
And this is going to be a fair process because?
MySA.com: Metro | State AUSTIN — A proposal touted by Gov. Rick Perry to boost university funding based on graduation rates is getting a new push from some leaders who worry he may veto a big swath of the higher education budget unless he gets some reforms he wants. And people complain about how unfair [...]
Where are they going to go?
This is a good idea. MySA.com: Metro | State Under UTSA’s proposal, guaranteed admission for top-ranked high school students would expand from the top 10 percent to the top 25 percent. Below that threshold, students would have to score from 920-1020 on the SAT, up from the current range of 830-970; on the ACT, that [...]
Data pictures
These graphs show the graduation rate and per student expenditures for Texas Colleges according the College Results Online website. 2005 Public Texas Colleges 2005 Private Texas Colleges
Meaningless numbers?
I’ve been spending way too much time on the College Results Online website but it provides basic information that you won’t find on any college website. I’ve actually downloaded some of the Texas data into a spreadsheet to take a closer look at patterns and such–what can I say, my thesis was on dropout statistics? [...]