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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let it go, lady. The ranking stands. If there was an error, it will be corrected next year. [/quote]

This is not exactly an Olympic competition, so the idea of a flawed ranking "standing" doesn't mean much.  It could be screwed up again next year.  All it means is that US News tries to rank many thousands of high schools and gets some of it wrong.  With any model, "garbage in, garbage out."

I simply don't understand why some Marshall parents lead with their chin by touting a ranking that most know is based on flawed data, when there is accurate information out there that also portrays the school in a positive light.  The only explanation that comes to mind is that some have such a big chip on their shoulder where Langley, McLean and Madison are concerned that they will jump on anything that makes Marshall look better.  Whenever I point out the error in the US News data, I get chided for caring enough to do so, but no one has ever shown that the information assumed by US News (the 99% IB participation rate) is actually correct.  [/quote]

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