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Educators Fire Back at U.S. News’ High School Rankings

Three education administrators from New York have published a scathing criticism of the 2015 high school rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

By John ReynoldsMay 27, 2015, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated May 27, 2015, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Educators Fire Back at U.S. News’ High School Rankings

by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune
May 27, 2015

<h1>Educators Fire Back at U.S. News’ High School Rankings</h1>
<p class="byline">by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune <br />May 27, 2015</p>
<p>Three education administrators from New York <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/05/21/did-u-s-news-use-bad-data-in-its-2015-best-high-schools-rankings/">have published a scathing criticism</a> of the 2015 high school rankings published by <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report</em>. Together, the school leaders deconstructed the rating rubric, source data and published results, finding discrepancies in all three areas. The administrators hope their letter will elucidate what they find to be blatant errors in analysis. (<em>The Washington Post</em>)</p>
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Educators Fire Back at U.S. News’ High School Rankings

John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune
May 27, 2015

Three education administrators from New York have published a scathing criticism of the 2015 high school rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. Together, the school leaders deconstructed the rating rubric, source data and published results, finding discrepancies in all three areas. The administrators hope their letter will elucidate what they find to be blatant errors in analysis. (The Washington Post)

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