America’s education system has failed the nation by increasingly producing underemployed college graduates who lack essential job skills, according to a report published Wednesday. The Bipartisan Policy Center’s analysis of federal data noted that half...
On March 10, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff testified before the Tennessee House of Representatives’ Education Committee on House Bill 291. HB 291, introduced by Representative Ron Gant, requires all undergraduate students to take a minimum of...
Robert Woodson delivered these remarks at the 2025-2026 series of the Levy Forum […]
Several initiatives underway in Oklahoma may soon make three-year bachelor’s degree programs a reality for Sooner State college students, but some observers argue that would diminish students’ learning experiences and produce graduates with a...
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) annually assesses core curricula at over 1,100 U.S. colleges and universities as part of our What Will They Learn? project. Each school is assigned a...
Frederick Douglass was born to Harriet Bailey, an enslaved field hand in Talbot County, Maryland, and an unknown father, probably of European descent. Although his exact birth date is unknown, Douglass was told by...
Since the advent of television, American presidents have used their farewell addresses to deliver messages that can only come from a chief executive preparing to depart the White House for the final time. These speeches typically seek...
Despite the drop, more than half of students’ grades are still As Harvard University students received fewer As in their fall semester classes following concerns about academic rigor and massive grade inflation at the...
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