In a knowledge based global economy where your educational qualifications will invariably decide your social and economic status in life, it’s not surprising that such importance is attached to categorizing schools based on high school rankings. This is the reason why parents and students scan websites and pour through literature, searching for that dream educational [...]
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The Disadvantages of High School Rankings
January 10th, 2010 
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No Comments »The Downside of Public School Rankings
January 4th, 2010 Admin Any parent or educator knows that rating students and their schools is a big deal. State standards of learning, No Child Left Behind mandates, and independent websites all have their ways of evaluating the nation’s schools and children. There are some valid reasons behind this. The schools in our country are in sad and sorry [...]
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