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This University In Westchester Ranks Among Top 10 Public Colleges In US, New Report Says This University In Westchester Ranks Among Top 10 Public Colleges In US, New Report Says
This University In Westchester Ranks Among Top 10 Public Colleges In US, New Report Says A college in Westchester is near the top of its class, according to a new report ranking the best public schools in the country.  The State University of New York at Purchase, more commonly known as Purchase College or SUNY Purchase, has earned the No. 9 spot on the 2024 Top Public Schools Rankings from U.S. News & World Report.  The rankings on the list were determined by measuring several factors, including graduation rates, peer assessment, student-faculty ratio, first-generation graduation rate performance, borrower debt, and the number of alumni earning more than a high s…
These Hudson Valley Liberal Arts Colleges Ranked Among Top 20 In US, New Report Says These Hudson Valley Liberal Arts Colleges Ranked Among Top 20 In US, New Report Says
These Hudson Valley Liberal Arts Colleges Ranked Among Top 20 In US, New Report Says The grades are in, and these colleges are a cut above the rest. Of the top 20 liberal arts colleges in the United States, four can be found in Massachusetts, three in New York, and one in Connecticut, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 National Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings. They are: No. 1 - Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts No. 2 - Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts No. 4 - Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts (Tied with Pomona College in Claremont, California and Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania) No. 8 - United States Military …
Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings
Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings The five highest-ranked schools in U.S. News & World Report Top 40 National Universities Rankings are all in the Northeast. The top five schools of the rating consist of: Princeton University, first  Harvard University, second;  Columbia University, third; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, fourth (tied); Yale University fourth (tied). These rankings, which have been published for the last 36 years, are devised using seventeen different factors, including: graduation rates retention rates after the first year of study social mobility academic reputation, per an ass…
Here's Where Westchester School Districts Rank Among Best In State Here's Where Westchester School Districts Rank Among Best In State
Here's Where Westchester School Districts Rank Among Best In State Westchester is home to some of the finest school districts in the Empire State according to newly released rankings. A newly released study from Niche.com determined the best school districts for 2020 by analyzing the “key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents” using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Among the statistics that came into factor the rankings include state test scores, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and others, which were on a weighted scale. The complete methodology can be found here. Westch…
These Westchester High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. News Rankings These Westchester High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. News Rankings
These Westchester High Schools Among Nation's Best In U.S. News Rankings Where does your high school rank nationally? Now, you can find out. More than 17,000 schools nationwide are numerically ranked, up from last year's 2,700 schools in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best high schools in the nation. The six factors weighed in the rankings were graduation rates, number of AP courses offered, college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, and underserved student performance. "Our mission with the Best High Schools rankings has always been to educate families about the schools in their district," sai…
Report: Westchester School District Investigating Potential Grade Inflation Report: Westchester School District Investigating Potential Grade Inflation
Report: Westchester School District Investigating Potential Grade Inflation Officials from the New Rochelle School District are investigating a potential case of grade inflation and “questionable practices,” regarding the high school’s online classroom program according to a lohud report released this week. According to the report, documents obtained show a “pattern of someone entering perfect scores for some seniors’ work” in 2016 in the stretch leading into graduation season. Sometimes that work was incomplete or other times didn’t make sense, the report states. Officials said that they will be hiring an independent investigator to investigate the potential misap…