Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Newsweek's Best High Schools 2012

It's that time again.  I wrote about this last year here: Newsweek's Best Public High Schools in America Newsweek released their list today.  America's Best High Schools 2012 Upper St. Clair ranked #244, while Mt. Lebanon was "close behind" at No. 518.

Other southwestern Pennsylvania high schools that made the list are:
      • No. 488 Fox Chapel Area

      • No. 624 North Allegheny 

      • No. 627 Pine-Richland 

      • No. 648 Quaker Valley

      • No. 662 Hampton
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      3 comments:

      1. AnonymousMay 29, 2012 at 5:14 PM

        And what were the millage rates in those districts listed here one might ask?
        TA-DA the winner in 2011-12 was... drum roll please...

        #1. MTL @ 26.63
        (all together now... we're #1, we're #1, we're #1!)

        #2. USC @ 24.10
        #3. Pine Richland @ 21.9084
        #4. Fox Chapel @ 21.5576
        #5. Hampton @ 21.35
        #6. Quaker Valley @ 20.91
        #7. North Allegheny @ 20.26

        Hey, its not so bad. We don't have to pay parking ticket fines if we don't want to!

        Dave Roberts

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      2. AnonymousMay 29, 2012 at 6:26 PM

        A quick scan reveals that a number of the schools in the Top 50 are charter schools.
        That seems to contradict the propaganda of the PSBA, the teachers union and Mrs. Birks regarding charters.

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      3. Bruce WayneMay 30, 2012 at 10:46 AM

        Good thing Mary was in Harrisburg last year actively lobbying on behalf of our public school sysytem..Oops, did I just point out YET ANOTHER legal violation? Silly me. Oh, and to the MTL Repub Committee--these are the people you actively support?? What a joke.

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