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How Two Classes Got to College
Alums from two of America's Best High Schools—Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School in Nashville and Cincinnati's Walnut Hills High—tell their stories, dishing out tips, secrets, and more.
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Students and faculty discuss their schools.
Thomas Jefferson High School seniors Carolyn Scoggins and Jessica Ungerlei work on an experiment in extracting biodiesel from algae in the Chemical Analysis Research class. TJ is ranked #1 on the America's Best High Schools list.
America's Best High Schools Send Students to Science Semifinals
Semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search hail from top high schools.
How to Solve Our Problem With Math
Three top schools in Los Angeles use different strategies to help students score in math and science.
The High School That Beat Katrina
A New Orleans high school finds academic success after surviving Hurricane Katrina.
The Ohio School With a Strong Foundation
When Walnut Hills High School needs help making ends meet, its alumni foundation chips in.
America’s High Schools: What Works? What’s Next?
U.S. News & World Report, in association with Intel, hosted a summit to examine why high school education has become less stable for millions of American students and how government, educators and the private sector can determine a plan of action to improve student achievement.
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