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  1. Sticky Thread U.S. News' Best High Schools for 2014

    For its 2014 Best High School Rankings, U.S News & World Report teamed up with the American Institutes for Research to analyze over 19,000 schools...

    Started by theschoolboards, 04-23-2014 08:02 PM
    best high schools, education, us news
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  2. Sticky Thread The 50 Most Expensive Private High Schools In America

    From Business Insider by Melissa Stanger and Peter Jacobs: With the start of the new school year comes an inevitable rise in tuition —and we're not...

    Started by theschoolboards, 09-05-2013 08:23 AM
    education, high schools, private high schools, private schools
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  3. Sticky Thread The Washington Post 2012 Rankings of America's Most Challenging High Schools

    From the Washington Post by Jay Mathews: The Challenge Index uses a measure of college-level test participation simple enough for readers to...

    Started by theschoolboards, 05-21-2012 11:02 AM
    best high schools, education, high school challenge index, high schools, jay mathews
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    07-01-2013 09:56 AM Go to last post

  4. Sticky Thread U.S. News Ranks Nation's Best High Schools for 2013

    For its fifth edition of the Best High Schools rankings, U.S. News evaluated more than 21,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District of...

    Started by theschoolboards, 04-26-2013 11:20 AM
    best high schools, education, us news
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    04-26-2013 11:36 AM Go to last post

  5. Sticky Thread Best STEM/Science and Math High Schools (U.S. News & World Report)

    To determine the top science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) schools, U.S. News looked at the top 500 public schools from its latest Best...

    Started by theschoolboards, 05-30-2012 11:43 AM
    best high schools, best stem high schools, education, us news
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  6. Sticky Thread Newsweek Ranks America's Best High Schools - 2012

    From Newsweek: This year, our ranking highlights the best 1,000 public high schools in the nation—the ones that have proven to be the most...

    Started by theschoolboards, 05-22-2012 03:07 PM
    best high schools, education, newsweek
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  7. Sticky Thread U.S. News Ranks Nation's Best High Schools for 2012

    To help guide you through the universe of public high schools, U.S. News today released the fourth edition of the Best High Schools rankings. To...

    Started by theschoolboards, 05-08-2012 09:26 AM
    best high schools, education, high schools, us news
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    05-09-2012 08:44 AM Go to last post

  8. Sticky Thread Resources for Admissions Test Prep

    With all the discussions and alphabet soup thrown around for G&T and private school testing, we decided to create a resource page for admissions test...

    Started by theschoolboards, 09-30-2010 09:56 AM
    admissions, brsa, erb, games, isee, olsat, ssat, stanford binet, test prep, workbooks, wppsi
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    09-30-2010 09:56 AM Go to last post

  9. Sticky Thread Tips on How Long an Essay for Private School Application Should Be

    After listening to Kim Hamer's audio interview with Christina Simon, author of Beyond the Brochure: An Insider's Guide to Private Elementary Schools...

    Started by theschoolboards, 09-17-2010 11:19 AM
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  10. Sticky Thread Jen Wana: Choosing the Right Preschool for Your Child

    Having gone through the preschool admissions process ourselves not so long ago, we understand the angst that many parents feel this time of year....

    Started by theschoolboards, 09-10-2010 10:14 AM
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  1. How to Apply For Financial Aid How to get financial aid at Phillips Academy Boarding School?

    The Phillips School Phillip's boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts, has a clear and effective system that helps both the parents and the school...

    Started by hannahjen1, 03-09-2023 05:37 AM
    boarding school, financial aid, phillips academy
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  2. Red face Join me for Discussion: Should financial literacy be taught in schools

    We would love to discuss with the community their feelings of "financial literacy" being taught prior to college. My team of financial professionals...

    Started by Msfinancetea, 05-03-2022 04:07 PM
    education, finance, nyc after school programs, nyc best public schools, teachers
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  3. How L.A.’s Brentwood School became a battleground in the culture wars

    From L.A. Magazine by Max Kutner: Early last June, Brentwood School posted an image of a black square on Instagram. This was eight days after George...

    Started by theschoolboards, 04-20-2021 07:04 AM
    brentwood school, la, la private
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    04-20-2021 07:04 AM Go to last post

  4. Why I’m a Public-School Teacher but a Private-School Parent

    From The Atlantic by Michael Godsey: Last week, I observed a high-school English class on a campus without bells. The school didn’t need them: Every...

    Started by theschoolboards, 03-04-2015 03:39 PM
    education
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    03-04-2015 03:39 PM Go to last post

  5. More Students—But Few Girls, Minorities—Took AP Computer Science Exams

    From Education Week by Holly Yettick: As the Advanced Placement computer science exam celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, the number of...

    Started by theschoolboards, 12-19-2014 07:29 PM
    ap exams
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    12-19-2014 07:29 PM Go to last post

  6. Remaining Elite, Ensuring Diversity: Boston, Chicago & New York Wrestle with Admissions to Special High Schools

    From Gotham Gazette by Katrina Shakarian: In New York City they're specialized high schools, in Boston exam schools, and in Chicago they're known as...

    Started by theschoolboards, 11-24-2014 06:45 PM
    chicago, chicago selective enrollment high schools, new york, nyc specialized high schools
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    11-24-2014 06:45 PM Go to last post

  7. Successful Student's 26 Best Private Schools for 2014

    Successful Student recently ranked its 26 best private schools of 2014. Although some of the schools start at lower grades, the list is focused...

    Started by theschoolboards, 09-26-2014 07:05 AM
    independent schools
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    09-26-2014 07:05 AM Go to last post

  8. 'Grit' May Not Spur Creative Success, Scholars Say

    From Education Week by Sarah D. Sparks: Inventor Thomas A. Edison once famously said, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration."...

    Started by theschoolboards, 09-02-2014 07:08 PM
    education
    • Replies: 0
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    09-02-2014 07:08 PM Go to last post

  9. Little Children, Especially Girls, Withhold Friendship as a Weapon

    From WSJ.com by Sumathi Reddy: Children still in kindergarten or even younger form cliques and intentionally exclude others, say psychologists and...

    Started by theschoolboards, 05-27-2014 08:28 PM
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  10. Illinois gets permission from the feds to apply different standards for students from different backgrounds

    From Chicago Tribune by Diane Rado: Under a dramatic new approach to rating public schools, Illinois students of different backgrounds no longer...

    Started by theschoolboards, 05-15-2014 02:33 PM
    chicago, chicago public, cps, illinois
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  11. Great Schools/Relativity Studios National Contest: One Public, Charter or Accredited K-12 Will Win $100,000

    Great Schools and Relativity Studios is sponsoring a contest where schools can enter to vote on the best poster for the new film, Earth To Echo. The...

    Started by Christina, 05-12-2014 01:43 PM
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  12. API school test scores expected to vanish in California for 2 years — maybe forever

    From L.A. Daily News by Rob Kuznia: Real estate agents use them to tout the desirability of neighborhoods. Parents monitor them to choose schools....

    Started by theschoolboards, 01-24-2014 03:39 PM
    california, california api scores, education
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  13. Growing Pains for Rocketship Education's Blended-Learning Juggernaut

    From Education Week by Benjamin Herold: One classroom, 109 children. For the next 40 minutes, half the 4th graders here at Rocketship Sí Se Puede...

    Started by theschoolboards, 01-21-2014 07:48 AM
    education, rocketship education
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  14. Number of major math changes for California students

    From S.F. Gate by Jill Tucker: Math is getting a major makeover. By fall, traditional textbooks mostly will be tossed aside in California...

    Started by theschoolboards, 01-09-2014 08:57 AM
    california, education
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    01-09-2014 08:57 AM Go to last post

  15. For Students of Color, Attending Elite Independent Schools Can Be a Rocky Educational Journey

    From the Atlantic by Judith Ohikuare: Dalton is a prestigious, decades-old, K-12 prep school on New York City’s Upper East Side that filters its...

    Started by theschoolboards, 12-18-2013 09:41 AM
    diversity, education
    • Replies: 0
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    12-18-2013 09:41 AM Go to last post

  16. U.S. Student Achievement Stalls as Other Nations Make Gains in PISA

    From Education Week by Liana Heitlin: U.S. performance in reading, math, and science has remained stagnant since 2009 as other nations have plowed...

    Started by theschoolboards, 12-03-2013 09:02 AM
    education, pisa
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    12-03-2013 09:02 AM Go to last post

  17. Prep Schools Increasingly Target Grandparents for Donations

    From WSJ.com by Jennifer Levitz: At the Millbrook School's grandparents day last month, 71-year-old Matt Filler attended classes with his...

    Started by theschoolboards, 12-02-2013 10:35 AM
    education
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    12-02-2013 10:35 AM Go to last post

  18. 3 Types of Private School Admissions Directors You'll Meet

    I wrote this piece for Elizabeth Street since private school admissions directors aren't all alike. --Christina (Beyond The Brochure) ...

    Started by Christina, 11-08-2013 09:18 AM
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    11-08-2013 09:18 AM Go to last post

  19. California students post top test-score gains

    From S.F. Gate by Jill Tucker: California students posted the biggest gains on a national standardized test last year, placing the state in the...

    Started by theschoolboards, 11-08-2013 07:53 AM
    california, education
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  20. Top authors — including Maya Angelou — urge Obama to curb standardized testing

    From Washington Post by Valerie Strauss: More than 120 authors and illustrators of books for children — including Maya Angelou, Judy Blume and Jane...

    Started by theschoolboards, 10-22-2013 09:49 AM
    education
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 13,191
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    10-22-2013 09:49 AM Go to last post
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