Posted AT 8:08 AM EST on 06/09/08
For whom the bell curve tolls
Whenever I write about higher education, I get letters like this: "A large percentage of our students come into college woefully unprepared. Close to half of our first-year students in business are unable to maintain a 2.0 average in their first year, the standard required for advancement and graduation. ...
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