Exam schools inside America's most selective public high schools

Exam schools : inside America's most selective public high schools / Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Jessica A. Hockett.

Author/creator	Finn, Chester E., Jr., 1944-
Other author/creator	Hockett, Jessica A.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2012]
Description	viii, 255 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)	High schools--United States --Case studies. Public schools--United States --Case studies. College preparation programs--United States --Case studies.

Contents	History and context -- Searching for needles in the high school haystack -- Exploring a new constellation -- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL -- School Without Walls, Washington, DC -- Central High School Magnet Career Academy, Louisville, KY -- Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin, TX -- Jones College Prep, Chicago, IL -- Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA -- Townsend Harris High School, Queens, NY -- Pine View School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL -- Oxford Academy, Cypress, CA -- Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ -- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Annandale, VA -- Similarities and differences -- Dilemmas and challenges -- Conclusions -- Appendix I: Selection process and school list -- Appendix II: Survey questions.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012015184
ISBN	9780691156675 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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