Do colleges court those least in need of education?

Here is a guest post from Mark Gordon, president of Defiance College. Several colleges recently announced triumphantly that their acceptance rates had set a new record – as low as, in some cases, 6 or 7 percent. I’m still waiting for someone to explain why that is a good thing. Why is it a victory that a college succeeds in seeking out applications from thousands of students, and then doesn’t …

College of Education nationally ranked

The U.S. News Media Group recently announced UNC Charlotte’s College of Education graduate programs rank among the top in the nation. In U.S. News’ list of best education schools for 2013 Charlotte is 84 out of 238 schools assessed, an increase from last year’s rank of 101.

Utah schools rank last for lessons on condoms

Utah schools rank last for lessons on condoms By lisa schencker The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 10, 2012 07:24AM MDT Utah has the lowest percentage of high schools teaching teens about condoms among 45 states, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010 in Utah, 11.3 percent of public secondary schools taught kids about the efficacy of condoms, how …