Attention Economy


Saturday, March 30, 2019

College Admissions and Student Preparedness

What happens after rich kids bribe their way into college? I teach them

College bribery scandal: professors respond to our anonymous column
Kevin McLin notes:
“Many, perhaps most, of these students are also unprepared for college. They lack the academic skills that students should learn in high school, and in some cases, middle school. This is because our public schools are no longer doing the job they are supposed to do.
Additionally, we are trying to cram more students through college despite our lack of financial support for the K12 and public higher-ed system. We simply are not educating a huge number of Americans. This has been going on for generations. It’s nothing new and probably started in the late 80s or early 90s. It has become worse over time, though there are large variations from state to state. That is the real untold story. Focusing on the elite schools seems more like a distraction.”