Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today May 15h:Strategic Education (STRA) : This company which provides a range of post-secondary education and other academic programs in the United States, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.1% over the last 60 days.Strategic Education has a PEG ratio of 1.24 compared with 1.80 for the industry. The company possesses a ...