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Requiring Economics
A Washington Post editorial appropriately praised the Virginia State Board of Education for its successful--and unanimous--insistence on an economics and financial literacy requirement for high school graduation. The Board rejected the argument that this crucial material could simply be worked into existing courses. Requirements matter. Would that higher education would show similar resolve! ACTA's WhatWillTheyLearn.com project, which now includes the analysis of over 760 colleges and universities, reveals that only 26--less than 4%--require a basic course in economics. Do colleges mean what they say when they promise to prepare students for effective citizenship and global competition? Parents, taxpayers, and policymakers look to higher education leadership--especially trustees--to deliver on the promise of an education that serves students' needs. Requirements are the delivery on that promise.
Posted by Michael Poliakoff on May 09, 2011 at May 9, 2011 10:20 AM
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