A plethora of myths surround the causes of skyrocketing tuitions, crushing student-loan debt, and declining academic standards. College students, parents, and taxpayers must get beyond these myths to become better informed consumers of higher education.
Higher Education
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,...
July 28, 2025