> Special: April 4, 2005

Washington Post recognizes Thurgood Marshall Academy among 30 great high schools!

 

Thurgood Marshall Academy is proud to be one of only two District of Columbia public high schools and the only charter high school to be identified as “exceptional” by parents, teachers, principals, students, educators, and community leaders in the Washington Post’s “Back Fence Survey.”

 

Last September, Jay Mathews—Senior Education Reporter at the Washington Post—asked readers which local high schools had impressed them and why.  More than 300 people responded to this “Back Fence Survey,” nominating high schools and explaining what makes them praiseworthy. In addition to the Back Fence responses, Mr. Mathews talked to education experts, visited schools, and examined data.  Then he compiled a list of 30 exceptional public and private “high schools that work” from across the DC metropolitan region. The list appeared as the cover story of the April 3 Washington Post Magazine, entitled “30 Great High Schools.”

 

Mr. Mathews aptly summarizes the qualities that make Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School exceptional:

The charter school was founded by several attorneys and law professors who have tapped into the area’s considerable legal talent.  The school focuses on law and politics, and invests a great deal of time in preparing low-income students for college.  It uses a longer day, a longer week and a longer year, along with intensive after school tutoring.  There is an emphasis on critical thinking and public speaking.

To read the entire article, visit 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/education/educationreview/edReviewNeeds05.html 

 

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