Port Washington High School Focuses on Average Students
For the students, it was a science project studying the effects of footwear on speed. But for educators in this town on the North Shore of Long Island, it was part of a higher-stakes experiment: giving students with solid but not stellar grades access to the best academic and extracurricular programs. Full Story »
Posted by Stephanie Savell
When my children were in school, in schools with reasonably rigorous curricula, the challenge seemed to be the middle since the top generally took care of themselves. However, that was my casual observation, not a thorough and objective evaluation.