Sue Scheff: Where Does Your Teen's High School Rank?
As school is opening, many parents that have teens entering High School have probably already researched their reputation. Recently Education.com posted this article about what High School rankings are, and what to they mean. At this time of the year, I felt it was a good time to share this article on my Blog. Source: Education.com High School Rankings: What Do They Mean? by Hannah Boyd First came lists naming the country’s “best colleges.” Then magazines began ranking high schools. With a click of the mouse, parents can read whether their local school is considered one of the top 100 in the country, one of the top 1000, or whether it fails to make the cut. While this may fill “winners” with pride, it leaves others wondering why their wonderful school didn’t make the list, and how any one school can claim to be the “best” anyway. “There are plenty of rankings available, and some feel like ‘beauty’ contest awards – ‘best test scores,’ ‘top debate or sports teams’ etc,” says Paul Gazze...