Open and Community high schools ranked among nation’s best
Richmond’s Open and Community high schools received silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the US News and World Report Best High Schools and High School Rankings. More than 18,500 schools located in 40 states were analyzed according to how well students performed on state tests, how well each school’s disadvantaged students performed and whether the school was successful in providing college-level coursework. Community was one 3 percent to be awarded a gold or silver medal. Open was one of 6 percent, to earn bronze. [via]
Isn’t it infuriating that these are two of the schools they plan to close? Well, they didn’t say “close” but that it will be “co-located in a new Specialty High School”. What does this mean?
Yes.
They should be updating the building, not closing the school.
The program should be replicated, not “co-relocated”.
I have spoken to the School Board and the decision to “close” these schools is purely to save money, with no other factors taken into account. And, as I understand it, the only way to really stop it from happening is community outrage.
Is anyone else as outraged as I am? We need to stop this from happening.
I am outraged. I bring it up whenever I can. More people need to.
What about Open High’s PTA and alumni?
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[...] have been ranked among the nation’s best in a recent issue of U.S. News & World Report. For the third consecutive year, Richmond’s Community and Open high schools have made the list … Henrico County’s Deep Run and Godwin high schools also made the list for the second [...]