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Lone Star state stands out
Some Texans are prone to making big claims about how their state is the best at nearly everything, from football to ranching to music. Now it seems they can add "Liberal Arts education" to the list.
No state did better than Texas in ACTA's expansion of WhatWillTheyLearn.com. The state is home to six "A" schools -- Baylor, Midwestern State, Lamar, the University of Dallas, and two Texas A&M campuses, College Station and Corpus Christi. No other state had more than two. Texas A&M-College Station teaches that excellent core curriculum while maintaining a very good graduation rate of 78%.
The commitment to general education was widespread: of the 38 Texas institutions included in the study, only seven got less than a "B," and only two less than a "C." Texas colleges and universities required an average 4.5 of the seven requirements we looked at, well above the national average of 3.0. Its public schools were even better, averaging 4.7.
It seems some things really are bigger in Texas -- commitment to quality curriculum being one of them.
Posted by Eric Markley on August 19, 2010 at August 19, 2010 10:12 AM
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