tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post115878868828443227..comments2024-03-26T14:44:37.985-04:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: More Details of Philly's School of the Future are RevealedKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1158949438878182932006-09-22T14:23:00.000-04:002006-09-22T14:23:00.000-04:00KDeRosa,Exactly what I thought on when I had a qui...KDeRosa,<BR/><BR/>Exactly what I thought on when I had a quick glance at the stats, but I figured I would leave it to you to explore.<BR/><BR/>Even though HHT is a discovery school, it did seem to at least have a good set of standards as to what kids should learn. (Explored the website).TurbineGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1158930179682285122006-09-22T09:02:00.000-04:002006-09-22T09:02:00.000-04:00Another good find by Rory.HTH is signficantly whit...Another good find by Rory.<BR/><BR/>HTH is signficantly whiter and richer (% getting free/reduced lunch) than CA's averag school.<BR/><BR/>State text scores middling.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1158928887568391062006-09-22T08:41:00.000-04:002006-09-22T08:41:00.000-04:00http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2005/viewreport.asp?ps=...http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2005/viewreport.asp?ps=true&lstCounty=37&lstDistrict=68338-000&lstSchool=3731247&lstTestYear=2005&lstTestType=C<BR/><BR/>http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ca/other/14535<BR/><BR/>http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ca/cat6_bytest/14535/<BR/><BR/>http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ca/ach_more/14535/TurbineGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1158926863927553202006-09-22T08:07:00.000-04:002006-09-22T08:07:00.000-04:00Good find, superdestroyer.That's an effect size of...Good find, superdestroyer.<BR/><BR/>That's an effect size of about 0.35.<BR/><BR/>That's anywhere from middling to awful depending upon how selective the admission process is.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1158925652871105252006-09-22T07:47:00.000-04:002006-09-22T07:47:00.000-04:00From lists.hightechhigh.org The average SAT score ...From lists.hightechhigh.org<BR/> <BR/><BR/><I>The average SAT score for HTH students was 534 in math and 533 in verbal, compared to 505 and 492 in the rest of the district, even as 87% of HTH students take the SAT compared to only 50% of<BR/>district students. </I><BR/><BR/>No exactly a tremendous SAT score considering that a traditional magnet school such as Thomas Jefferson in Fairfax virginia has a mean SAT score over 1400. Virtually every public high school in northern virginia has a higher SAT score than HTH.Superdestroyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708119879383713312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1158867699383986952006-09-21T15:41:00.000-04:002006-09-21T15:41:00.000-04:00They aren't exactly forthcoming with their standar...They aren't exactly forthcoming with their standardized test scores. I can't locate them on their <A HREF="http://www.hightechhigh.org/resource-center/" REL="nofollow">site</A>.<BR/><BR/>Supposedly, the students take the Sat-10, yet no scores are posted. I'd even settle for CA test scores or SAT/ACT scores.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1158866785127327762006-09-21T15:26:00.000-04:002006-09-21T15:26:00.000-04:00I'm curious about the fact that the High Tech High...I'm curious about the fact that the High Tech High in San Diego, which is a discovery school (no books at all when Oprah was touring) seems to be doing great.<BR/><BR/>otoh, apparently the principal is a dynamo, and hasn't been able to replicate his success elsewhere (I've forgotten most of the details of the article I read about him).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com