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Newsweek's Top 10 High School Gets A "D" From the State: It doesn't take a genius to realize the silliness of the methodology used to determine Newsweek's rankings of the top U.S. high schools, but this story offers an amusing illustration of the problem.

  Hillsborough High School in Tampa earned a D grade from the state last year. And under federal standards, it fell far short.
  But on Monday, Newsweek magazine named it the 10th best high school in the country.
  In the country.

	[Orin Kerr, May 9, 2005 at 11:41am] Trackbacks I Suppose Newsweek Can Sell Magazines, Too: Annoyed that U.S. News & World Report has cornered the market on college and graduate school rankings, Newsweek has countered with its ranking of the top high schools. (They did this in 2003, too.) Next up: Time Magazine rankings of the best kindergarten programs. Related Posts (on one page): Newsweek's Top 10 High School Gets A "D" From the State: I Suppose Newsweek Can Sell Magazines, Too: [Orin Kerr, May 10, 2005 at 12:06pm] Trackbacks Newsweek's Top 10 High School Gets A "D" From the State: It doesn't take a genius to realize the silliness of the methodology used to determine Newsweek's rankings of the top U.S. high schools, but this story offers an amusing illustration of the problem. Hillsborough High School in Tampa earned a D grade from the state last year. And under federal standards, it fell far short. But on Monday, Newsweek magazine named it the 10th best high school in the country. In the country. Related Posts (on one page): Newsweek's Top 10 High School Gets A "D" From the State: I Suppose Newsweek Can Sell Magazines, Too: