U.S. News and World Report recently reported the results of
its annual rankings of America’s high school. The magazine partners with the
research firm RTI international to evaluate over 20,000 high schools. The
criteria they utilize include Advanced Placement programs, International
Baccalaureate program scores, performance on state standardized tests,
graduation rates and low-income student performance. Massachusetts scored
highest in college readiness and had the highest percentage of nationally ranked
schools. The states of California and Maryland also scored well. As with all
quantitative information, what do you do with it?
Some states can pat themselves on the back; other must face
the fact that there is room for improvement. Several of the states where there
have been recent teacher demonstrations are not on the top of the list. The US
News survey also ranked the STEM and the best charter schools. For more
information you can access the full report at www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools.
c.2018 J. Margolis
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