Forbes declares these Texas schools new Ivy Leagues

Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN News’ top morning headlines from Tuesday, May 7, 2024. AUSTIN (KXAN) — New reporting from Forbes published last week outlines a host of college campuses employers are turning to instead of Ivy League institutions — including two in Texas. The University of Texas at Austin and Rice University joined the rankings of new public and private school elites which are “attracting the smartest students and plaudits from employers.” For Forbes’ methodology, researchers removed the eight classic Ivy League institutions (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown,...