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1voteStudents in Boston?s pilot high schools perform better on the MCAS tests, are suspended less frequently, attend class more often, and graduate in higher percentages than students enrolled in the city?s regular public high schools, according to the first comprehensive study on the effectiveness of the experimental schools.
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1voteParents scramble to claim seats for their children in magnet, charter and private programs.
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1voteThe pilot high schools, run by the public school system, often demand student transcripts, teacher recommendations, and essays from applicants, practices more common in private schools, a Globe review of admissions policies has found. Boston's superintendent and others say the hurdles fly in the face of the pilot schools' original purpose, which was to show that given more freedom in budgeting...
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1voteCenter for collaborative education's view on pilot school best practices.
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