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What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future intellectual leadership, economic vitality, and scientific prowess without sacrificing equal opportunity? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett sh...
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| Zusammenfassung: | What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future intellectual leadership, economic vitality, and scientific prowess without sacrificing equal opportunity? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett show, for more than 100,000 students each year, the solution is to enroll in an academically selective public high school. Exam Schools is the first-ever close-up look at this small, sometimes controversial, yet crucial segment of American public education. This groundbreaking book discusses. |
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| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Finn, Chester E., Jr., 1944- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrrr77rMcRRmFT3vKP84q http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78001826 Exam schools : inside America's most selective public high schools / Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Jessica A. Hockett. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references and index. History and context -- Searching for needles in the high school haystack -- Exploring a new constellation -- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL -- School Without Walls, Washington, DC -- Central High School Magnet Career Academy, Louisville, KY -- Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin, TX -- Jones College Prep, Chicago, IL -- Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA -- Townsend Harris High School, Queens, NY -- Pine View School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL -- Oxford Academy, Cypress, CA -- Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ -- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Annandale, VA -- Similarities and differences -- Dilemmas and challenges -- Conclusions -- Appendix I: Selection process and school list -- Appendix II: Survey questions. What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future intellectual leadership, economic vitality, and scientific prowess without sacrificing equal opportunity? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett show, for more than 100,000 students each year, the solution is to enroll in an academically selective public high school. Exam Schools is the first-ever close-up look at this small, sometimes controversial, yet crucial segment of American public education. This groundbreaking book discusses. Print version record. High schools United States Case studies. Public schools United States Case studies. College preparation programs United States Case studies. Écoles secondaires États-Unis Études de cas. Écoles publiques États-Unis Études de cas. Programmes d'études préuniversitaires États-Unis Études de cas. EDUCATION Secondary. bisacsh EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions. bisacsh College preparation programs fast High schools fast Public schools fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Case studies fast Hockett, Jessica A., author. has work: Exam schools (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGW96yHMKrd998FfDMRmMP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: 9786613923455 (DLC) 2012015184 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=484818 Volltext CBO01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=484818 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Finn, Chester E., Jr., 1944- Hockett, Jessica A. Exam schools : inside America's most selective public high schools / History and context -- Searching for needles in the high school haystack -- Exploring a new constellation -- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL -- School Without Walls, Washington, DC -- Central High School Magnet Career Academy, Louisville, KY -- Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin, TX -- Jones College Prep, Chicago, IL -- Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA -- Townsend Harris High School, Queens, NY -- Pine View School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL -- Oxford Academy, Cypress, CA -- Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ -- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Annandale, VA -- Similarities and differences -- Dilemmas and challenges -- Conclusions -- Appendix I: Selection process and school list -- Appendix II: Survey questions. High schools United States Case studies. Public schools United States Case studies. College preparation programs United States Case studies. Écoles secondaires États-Unis Études de cas. Écoles publiques États-Unis Études de cas. Programmes d'études préuniversitaires États-Unis Études de cas. EDUCATION Secondary. bisacsh EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions. bisacsh College preparation programs fast High schools fast Public schools fast |
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| title_full | Exam schools : inside America's most selective public high schools / Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Jessica A. Hockett. |
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