Recent revelations has expose this, as it pertains to DCPS, clearly a comprehensive can do it. Profoundly, Banneker is an application admittance school with an IB program. In turn Banneker gets ranked nationally. Subsequently, Coolidge gets top billing in a Washpo ranking without IB but has a successfully darn good AP. We have at least two high schools that are STEM focused; which by all accounts is the new wave of the future. But unfortunately they aren't ranking material either.
Does one now say comprehensive schools that are NOT offering IB, STEM or academies are the right fix? Is it to just have a school that offers AP, Honor classes and have a cadre of competitive sport teams the winning ticket?
Reinventing. We have six application only high schools in our small District and the oldest one gets a national ranking. We talk about excessing teachers that no longer fit the program. Well, I think it is about time to excess some of these application high schools that are not cutting the mustard.
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