The Top 10 Percent Rule aims to give all Texas public high school students an equal shot at getting into the state’s top public universities. But that doesn’t guarantee that qualifying students will seize that opportunity. This story is part of the Tribune’s “Price of Admission” series.
Higher Education
Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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Guns Up: Texas Tech Will Allow Firearms in Classrooms, Some Dorms
Texas Tech University plans to ban guns in its recreation center, chapel and some dorms but won’t prevent students with concealed handgun licenses from carrying in classrooms, according to an operating policy issued Tuesday.
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Higher Education
Texas Behind in Preparing Kids for College, Panel Told
Texas lags most other states in preparing high schoolers for college and needs to update its readiness standards, Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Raymund Paredes told state senators at a hearing on Tuesday.
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The Price of Admission
Attempt to Boost Diversity at Texas Colleges Could Kill Affirmative Action
The controversy over Texas’ Top 10 Percent Rule for college admissions shows how fraught the debate over race and higher education has become. This story is part of our “Price of Admission” series.
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Ballpark Figures
Students Pitching In More as Texas Universities’ Athletics Costs Climb
As the cost to run a top-level college athletics department increases, there’s a growing trend of Texas schools reaching into their students’ pockets to help pay for their athletic ambitions. This story is part of our “Ballpark Figures” project.
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Energy
Roundup: Cruz Among Last Standing, Contaminated Water, Ballpark Figures
In the Roundup: Ted Cruz still thinks he can surpass frontrunner Donald Trump to secure the GOP presidential nomination. Plus, a new report on arsenic in Texans’ drinking water and a look at which sports make money for state universities.
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Ballpark Figures: Dive Into the Finances of Texas College Athletics
Use our “Ballpark Figures” app to look at revenues and expenses for the eight public Texas universities that play in the Football Bowl Subdivision. You can also compare schools to see how they stack up against one another.
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Protecting the Weak Side: College Football Revenue Props Up Other Sports
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament may have the nation’s attention now, but football is the true cash cow in Texas college sports, according to records reviewed as part of the Tribune’s Ballpark Figures project.
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Higher Education
A&M Climbs in Law School Rankings, UT Remains High
Texas A&M jumped 38 spots in the 2017 U.S. News and World Report law school rankings released Wednesday, marking the biggest improvement among any graduate school in the state.
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Baylor Says It’s Improving Handling of Sexual Assault Cases
At a hearing in Austin Tuesday, Baylor University officials didn’t address specific incidents that have put the school under a national microscope and raised concerns that it routinely ignores the needs of victims.
