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This study reveals that while most colleges continue to endorse the importance of a solid general education program, many have abandoned such programs in favor of a loose set of distribution requirements. As a result of this “do-it-yourself” approach to the curriculum, students at many of our leading universities are graduating without the broad-based education they need to be informed citizens and participate successfully in the global marketplace. Each of the 100 institutions in the report was given a grade from “A” to “F,” depending on the number of core subjects it required. Only five received an “A.” Further information can be found at the companion website WhatWillTheyLearn.com.
When parents plunk down $20, $30, $40 and maybe $50 thousand this fall for a year's worth of college room, board and tuition, it might be relevant to ask: What will their children learn in return? The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) ask that question in their recently released publ...
When parents plunk down $20, $30, $40 and maybe $50 thousand this fall for a year's worth of college room, board and tuition, it might be relevant to ask: What will their children learn in return? The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) ask that question in their recently released publ...
The current upheavals in the financial markets have left everyone confused. But in the midst of all the confusion, one thing has become crystal clear: A free country simply must be an economically and financially literate country. Amid the waves of failing banks, roiling stock exchanges, massive ...
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