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  • Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools
  • Written by author Chester E. Finn Jr
  • Published by Princeton University Press, 9/16/2012
  • What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future intellectual leadership, economic vitality, and scientific prowess without sacrificing equal opportunity? There are no easy answer
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Introduction 1

Part I: The Big Picture 5

Chapter 1: History and Context 7

Chapter 2: Searching for Needles in the High School Haystack 22

Chapter 3: Exploring a New Constellation 28

Part II: Inside the Schools 57

Introduction 59

Chapter 4: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL 61

Chapter 5: School Without Walls, Washington, D.C. 71

Chapter 6: Central High School Magnet Career Academy, Louisville, KY 79

Chapter 7: Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin, TX 88

Chapter 8: Jones College Prep, Chicago, IL 96

Chapter 9: Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA 106

Chapter 10: Townsend Harris High School, Queens, NY 114

Chapter 11: Pine View School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL 122

Chapter 12: Oxford Academy, Cypress, CA 131

Chapter 13: Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ 140

Chapter 14: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Annandale, VA 149

Chapter 15: Similarities and Differences 159

Part III: Summing Up 167

Chapter 16: Dilemmas and Challenges 169

Chapter 17: Conclusions 188

Appendix I: Selection Process and School List 203

Appendix II: Survey Questions 216

Notes 229

Index 249


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