My San Antonio
By Peggy Fikac
Updated 01:26 a.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012
AUSTIN — State lawmakers may take a fresh look at university admissions and student diversity in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to weigh the University of Texas at Austin's consideration of race.
The court said it would consider a challenge of UT's policy next fall. It's unclear exactly when it will rule.
Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Legislature-could-ponder-college-admissions-3359825.php#ixzz1nbYCikSG
Showing posts with label Ten Percent Rule. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ten Percent Rule. Show all posts
Monday, February 27, 2012
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Texas’ 10% Plan Found to Influence Choice of High School
The Chronicle of Higher Education
January 10, 2011, 2:11 pm
A significant share of young people in Texas select a high school based on whether they are likely to graduate with a class rank high enough to guarantee them admission to any Texas public college under the state’s “top-10-percent plan,” a new study concludes. Such decisions to enroll in high school based on class-rank considerations have the effect of making many such high schools slightly more racially integrated while knocking minority students out of the pool of college applicants qualifying for the state’s class-rank-based college-admission guarantee, the researchers found.
Full Story: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/texas-10-plan-found-to-influence-choice-of-high-school/29601?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
January 10, 2011, 2:11 pm
A significant share of young people in Texas select a high school based on whether they are likely to graduate with a class rank high enough to guarantee them admission to any Texas public college under the state’s “top-10-percent plan,” a new study concludes. Such decisions to enroll in high school based on class-rank considerations have the effect of making many such high schools slightly more racially integrated while knocking minority students out of the pool of college applicants qualifying for the state’s class-rank-based college-admission guarantee, the researchers found.
Full Story: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/texas-10-plan-found-to-influence-choice-of-high-school/29601?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
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
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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