Exam schools
Subtitle: inside America's most selective public high schools
By: Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Jessica A. Hockett
Contributors: Hockett, Jessica A., author
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780691156675
Subjects: Public schools; Case studies; High schools; College preparation programs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History and context; title: Searching for needles in the high school haystack; title: Exploring a new constellation; title: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL; title: School Without Walls, Washington, DC; title: Central High School Magnet Career Academy, Louisville, KY; title: Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin, TX; title: Jones College Prep, Chicago, IL; title: Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA; title: Townsend Harris High School, Queens, NY; title: Pine View School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL; title: Oxford Academy, Cypress, CA; title: Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ; title: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Annandale, VA; title: Similarities and differences; title: Dilemmas and challenges; title: Conclusions; title: Appendix I: Selection process and school list; title: Appendix II: Survey questions.