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
UT-Austin Puts the “Core” Back in Core Curriculum
For decades, the American university has been drifting away from its most important purpose: giving students a common education in the knowledge and principles they need to become educated citizens. The core curriculum was supposed to provide that common ground. Instead, it became a collection of distribution requirements—a little History here, a little PoliSci there,...
September 9, 2026