Today's report on U.S. higher education

A study of 14,000 college freshmen and seniors at 50 schools reveals:

There is trivial difference between freshmen and seniors in their knowledge of America's heritage.

16 of 50 schools surveyed exhibited negative learning.

Overall, seniors failed the civic literacy exam with an average score of 53%.

The ISI advises that "Parents of future undergraduates should consider this report's findings, keeping in mind that prestige does not pay off. U.S. News rankings offer some guidance, but it and others like it do not measure the most important aspect of undergraduate education: what students are actually taught and what they actually learn."

Meanwhile, this just in: English professors are detached from reality.

I'm still waiting for that list of colleges and universities I can safely pay my children's ways to for a good education with a minimal aberrant social scene. And waiting....

Until then, here's a book I'm ordering for myself and my kids: The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature. Nothing wrong with combining homeschooling and continuing education.