Single Mothers Balance Care And Coursework; New High School Rankings
New research on measuring teacher prep programs and Starbucks' partnership with Arizona State University, all part of this week's education news roundup.
U.S. News and World Report released its rankings of the best high schools in the country on Wednesday. These numbers are based on student test scores — U.S. News compared those test scores to state averages as a way of calculating how well a school serves its student body. The rankings also factor in graduation rates and AP and IB exams.
U.S. News gold-medal schools are "most commonly found in the suburban areas of large cities." But all medal winners — gold, silver, and bronze — are spread across communities, including rural areas, where 37 percent .
