Is your child going to one of America’s best high schools? (Or will they be when they get to be high school aged?) Newsweek chooses America’s top high schools each year, by taking the number of AP (advanced placement) and IB (international baccalaureate) tests and divides that number by the total number of graduating seniors. The thinking is that schools with the most percentage of students taking these tests are serious about preparing average kids for college. Here is Newsweek’s list–organized by place rather than rank. (If I wanted to see about my children’s high school–I would look in New … Continue reading →