I feel I should ask Jon and Jon if they have any Grey Poupon.
But I digress. This week’s Newsweek cover story addresses the magazine’s list of the nation’s 100 best high schools.
You might already have read coverage that highlights the North Carolina entries. Also included is a quote from Gov. Mike Easley, discussing his plans for the Learn and Earn schools:
“‘In North Carolina, a lot of people grew up expecting to work in the textile mills, just like their parents did, and their grandparents did,’ says Easley. ‘But now, those jobs have gone to Asia.’ Education is the answer, he says: ‘We’re trying to create the best work force in the world.'”
Writers Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert follow the quote with this comment:
“The early-college concept has its critics. ‘No one knows what the right model is,’ says [Stephanie] Saroki of the Philanthropy Roundtable. ‘We’re still very early in the process.’ Many admissions officers at elite colleges don’t like it much, either, because they generally want students to take all their courses on campus. ‘I think they’re just trying to rush them through all of this quicker,’ says Cliff Sjogren, former dean of admissions at the University of Michigan. ‘If this is the way we’re going to go, then I feel sorry for the future of the country.'”
Overall, the article tends to avoid a strong bias for or against this type of school.
