Grade inflation has so devalued college degrees that employers find college transcripts to be virtually meaningless signifiers of academic achievement. To restore academic integrity, Texas needs to mandate transcript transparency.
Legal Limits: The ABA’s Stranglehold on Legal Education
The American Bar Association (ABA) has long held a stranglehold on accrediting U.S. law schools. In Texas, the ABA gets to decide which schools’ students can take the bar exam, a prerequisite to practicing law. Entrusting a private, out-of-state organization with control over Texas legal education is problematic for three reasons: the ABA pushes politically biased standards,...