The objective of this study was to determine how bed demand from competing cardiology admission sources affects ED patients' access to inpatient cardiac care.
Teachers there, after competing for admission to schools of education and then receiving a superb course of instruction, are "held in high regard" and "exercise broad autonomy".
During a presidential debate in April, Mr. Obama said his two daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, "who have had a pretty good deal" in life, should not benefit from affirmative action when they apply to college, particularly if they were competing for admission with poor white students.
I've heard of some who have stopped socializing with other parents of children competing for admission to the same university.
Indeed, much of the debate over how to improve primary and secondary education revolves around treating students and parents like consumers, and forcing schools to compete for admissions.
Read what universities think of competing for their admissions here.
Students compete for admission and receive tuition reimbursement from the league.
That revelation was a major scandal in academic circles, where Ms. Jones was well known for trying to help students calm down as they competed for admission to the most selective colleges.
But the same economic forces driving students with privileged backgrounds to compete for admission to public universities threaten middle- and lower-income students' access to public and private institutions alike.
Middle class parents, whose children are forced to compete for admission into select elementary, middle, and high schools, also do not want their children tied up in programs that are focusing on remediation and test prep.
