Colleges fear the poorly prepared freshmen

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Submitted by PJ (United States), Mar 16, 2011 11:05

Consider the connection between the failures of our high schools to educate students and the collapsing bubble of higher ed. The feeder system is no longer feeding. Those in higher ed view the dropout rate and the poorly educated HS graduates with alarm. Who is going to populate their general ed classes and their master's programs? How much remedial work can a college really do? I see a wedge developing between the bloated unionism of K-12 and HS and the shrinking of higher ed.

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Too bad fixing the economy isn't his priority [7 words]Jordan AMar 16, 2011 11:15
⇒ Colleges fear the poorly prepared freshmen [84 words]PJMar 16, 2011 11:05
To simply supply something that is not in demand is economically stupid [41 words]MarkMar 15, 2011 14:15
Quantity doesn't educate to quality. [56 words]Constitution FirstMar 15, 2011 13:40
a modest proposal [54 words]Daniel in BrooklineMar 15, 2011 13:22
↔ RE: A modest proposal [9 words]Milo DundeeMar 15, 2011 15:19
Price Stability [83 words]Grayson HillMar 15, 2011 11:43
Really? [26 words]Barry DMar 15, 2011 11:40
printing diplomas and printing money [132 words]New Class TraitorMar 15, 2011 11:29
good article [170 words]richard40Mar 15, 2011 11:14
more credentials please [61 words]thomasMar 15, 2011 11:09
Graduates are not enough [93 words]Fred Van BennekomMar 14, 2011 17:29

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