Most of these schools are national in scope and compete against each other for students.
Sadly, these schools are disappearing at an alarming rate in many of America's inner cities.
This pressure manifests itself by placing greater emphasis upon these schools to produce winning football teams.
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There is phenomenal innovation going on in these schools, and the world and companies need innovations.
These schools also make it more difficult for non-motivated parents to enroll their children.
These schools are perennially cash-strapped, mainly because they are burdened with onerous administrative overhead.
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These schools can devise curriculums to focus on basics rather than on passing fads.
Well, now I wonder just what emphasis these schools provide on something so basic.
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So we've seen already gains in math and science in many of these schools.
These schools, like the parochial schools, are also assumed to be safer than the public schools.
For the students enrolled in these schools, this is a tragedy that must not be dismissed.
Last month, I saw the promise of these schools at Forsyth Tech in North Carolina.
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As has been noted, in many cases there were armed officials on these schools.
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But it is not only history or money that gives these schools their privileged place.
Often, attendance at these schools is a stepping stone to more traditional four-year universities.
These schools have something in common besides their ties to the peripatetic Fatih Kandil.
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This provides at least an avenue for these schools to ascend to the national playoffs.
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The real problem is that these schools are dinosaurs designed for a time that no longer exists.
Many of these schools have lots of Haitian Americans and African Americans, Latino and other minority students.
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And we know these schools are often found in rural areas or in big cities like Miami.
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While no secondary schools in Cornwall were rated as inadequate, 11% of these schools were inadequate in Norfolk.
For one thing, it makes teaching in these schools really, really difficult and teacher turnover really, really high.
Beginning in the 2013-14 academic year, these schools will provide students with this information in one easy-to-understand format.
These schools are often coming from areas that have been kicked in the teeth enough economically or otherwise.
These schools sit within a 25 mile radius of each other in a region where college basketball is religion.
These schools feeds into a system of four-year universities among which are such engineering giants as Purdue University.
Many of the kids in these schools will do well, and certainly far better than they would have otherwise.
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"We have a game plan where we can hold the line and sustain these schools going forward, " he said.
Between them, these schools have accounted for 25 national championships in football (14 for Alabama, 11 for Notre Dame).
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