Wick, you fired off a post last week that was pretty critical of Tom Craddick, who you said refuses to consider a modification to the 10-percent rule. A law-practicing FBvian has been hounding me ever since to correct you on that point. He writes:
I have now read several articles discussing the House’s votes the last session on capping the top 10% rule. They first voted on a cap at 67% of incoming enrollment, but the Senate passed a cap of 50%. The compromise bill set it at 50% and the House rejected it at the end of the session. In light of that, how do you keep up, without edit, this statement by Wick: “Why can’t the Top 10 Rule be modified? Because Speaker Tom Craddick of Midland refuses to consider it.”
If he refuses to consider it, how did the House vote on it multiple times last year and pass a version that included caps? Here is one of the articles I read.
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It also might be worth it to spotlight a comment from that thread regarding the fact that lots of people still get in from outside the top 10 percent:
An even more telling statistic from the UT website itself:
In fall 2006, outside of those admitted under the top 10% rule, a total of 27,315 applications were received and 13,305 were admitted. In fall 2007, 27,232 applications and 13,781 students were admitted. That’s almost a 50% acceptance rate, and improving from 2006 to 2007.
We have to look at all of the information and not just one set of statistics. I am working with my local senator and congressman to collect data on this subject and posting it to our Facebook cause – “Repeal the Top Ten Percent Rule”. http://apps.facebook.com/causes/169205?m=7d6fff67 The basis for the appeal to repeal is that hardworking middle-class Texans who stretch themselves to buy a home within a school system that is top-notch are ultimately punished. Texas of all states knows that rewarding hard work and results is the way to success. I hope you’ll joing the facebook cause and CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL LEADER. This bill will pass the senate but is unlikely to pass in the house. Bringing it to their attention is the only way for hardworking Texans to be heard.