Higher Education
Tom Lindsay backs proposal requiring…
Tom Lindsay backs proposal requiring Texas public universities to administer a standardized test.
May 2, 2013
Other
Greenhouse Gas Challenge May Be Headed to Supreme Court
Greenhouse Gas Challenge May Be Headed to Supreme Court
April 24, 2013
Higher Education
Tom Lindsay: Grade inflation is real, rampant, and ravaging a university near you. It would be a scandal if more people knew about it.
Tom Lindsay: Grade inflation is real, rampant, and ravaging a university near you. It would be a scandal if more people knew about it.
April 18, 2013
Higher Education
Thomas Lindsay: A recent survey…
Thomas Lindsay: A recent survey finds that closing or consolidating low-producing programs is the No. 1 action used by Texas public institutions to reduce costs.
April 11, 2013
Higher Education
Thomas Lindsay: The fact that…
Thomas Lindsay: The fact that we are failing to educate 36 percent of our students should give us pause before we rush to graduation rate-focused outcomes-based funding.
April 5, 2013
Higher Education
Thomas Lindsay: National studies reveal that American universities falter at civic education.
Thomas Lindsay: National studies reveal that American universities falter at civic education.
April 5, 2013
Higher Education
Thomas Lindsay: We owe it…
Thomas Lindsay: We owe it to our regents to let them do their jobs.
March 27, 2013
Other
Johnny Manziel Scores Again
Johnny Manziel Scores Again
March 6, 2013
Higher Education
Testimony: Ensuring that Motivated Poor Kids Get Degrees
An important way to increase the success of poor and minority students is for the Legislature to emulate the model codified by Virginia, which establishes simultaneous dual enrollment at community colleges and residential universities.
February 27, 2013
Higher Education
Bridges to Nowhere, Classrooms for No One
Bridges to Nowhere, Classrooms for No One
February 25, 2013
Higher Education
Texas Poised to Become National Model for Higher Ed Reform
Texas is well-placed to build on existing strengths relative to other states in the areas of tuition costs, student loan indebtedness and civic education requirements. Moreover, our legislators and universities have committed to increasing graduation rates, online learning opportunities and accountability in public higher education.
January 15, 2013
Higher Education
Ensuring that motivated poor kids get degrees
But by following Virginia’s model, Texas stands a better chance of ensuring that bright, motivated poor kids will not be deterred from a four-year degree through financial hardship and bureaucratic barriers.
January 3, 2013