Monday, March 9, 2009

Change to Top 10 Percent Rule Clears Committee

Diverse Issues in Higher Education
by Associated Press
Mar 6, 2009, 09:11
AUSTIN, Texas

Texas students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class would no longer be guaranteed automatic admission to a public university under a bill that passed a Senate panel Wednesday.
The legislation, passed 4-1 out of the Senate Higher Education Committee, would cap top 10 percent admissions to 50 percent of a school’s entering freshman class.
The bill has strong backing from the University of Texas, where more than 80 percent of current freshmen gained admission through the automatic-entry guarantee.
Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, sponsor of the cap legislation, said talented musicians and would-be scientists are going elsewhere because they can’t get into UT.

Full Story: http://www.diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_12369.shtml

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