Differing views on Newsweek high school rankings
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In today’s paper, we write about local districts who are continuing their criticism of Newsweek’s annual high school rankings. Read it here.
While many school districts are critical of the ranking methodology – which looks at the ratio of students taking advanced courses – others welcome their placement on the list. Indeed, the Edgemont school district, which joined a group of districts asking to have their schools removed from the list, has withdrawn its support of the effort. Also, school officials in Nanuet declined to sign on to the effort back in March.
Many schools use such lists for bragging rights. But how valuable or useful are these types of rankings when it comes to evaluating a school?
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