query: what was the first public school in america

pos: History of education in the United States History of education in the United States The history of education in the United States, or Foundations of Education covers the trends in educational philosophy, policy, institutions, as well as formal and informal learning in America from the 17th century to the early 21st century. The first American schools in the thirteen original colonies opened in the 17th century. Boston Latin School was founded in 1635 and is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States. The first free taxpayer-supported public school in North America, the Mather School, was opened in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1639.

pos: High school (North America) attend them following middle school (junior high school). The first institution labeled as a "high school" was Edinburgh's Royal High School in Scotland, which was founded in 1505. The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States, Boston Latin School, founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1635. Boston Latin School was initially a private school, so although it did become the first public high school, a school system in Dedham, Massachusetts was the first to be supported by public taxation. The schools prepared boys for the law or the church. The

pos: High school (North America) with small independent plots to an industrial one, where workers needed to be literate and numerate. Lancastrian schools emphasized discipline and obedience: qualities that factory owners needed in their workers. An 1817 Boston Town Meeting petitioned for the establishment of a system of free public primary schools. The main support came from local merchants, businessmen, and wealthier artisans, while many wage earners opposed it because they knew they would be paying for it through income taxation. In spite of this, Boston Latin School became public in 1820. This was the first public high school in the United States. Seven years

pos: Boston Grammar School Boston Grammar School The Boston Grammar School is a selective grammar school and sixth form college for boys aged 11 to 18 and girls attending the sixth form aged 16–18 located in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The school was founded by charter of Philip and Mary in 1555. The oldest sections of the school were built in 1567, formerly referred to as the "big school" and is now used as the school library. South End Site became the model for Boston Latin School which was the first school in what was to become the United States of America. The school still

neg: DuPont Manual High School high school stadiums in America at the time. The original structure was condemned and closed in 1952 after years of heavy use and minimal upkeep, and was reopened after being rebuilt in 1954. Its modern capacity is 11,463. The Louisville Girls High School opened as Female High School in 1856 at what became the intersection of Armory Place and Muhammad Ali Boulevard. It was the female counterpart to Male High School, also opened in 1856, and they were the first two public high schools in Louisville. Female High School moved to a location on First Street north of Chestnut in

neg: State school governments set minimum standards relating to almost all activities of elementary and high schools, as well as funding and authorisation to enact local school taxes to support the schools, primarily through real property taxes. The federal government funds aid to states and school districts that meet minimum federal standards. School accreditation decisions are made by voluntary regional associations. The first free public school in America was the Syms-Eaton Academy (1634) in Hampton, Virginia, and the first tax-supported public school in America was in Dedham, Massachusetts, founded by Rev. Ralph Wheelock. In the United States, 88% of students attend public schools,

neg: America: Imagine the World Without Her the film on its own merits, he says, regardless of what they think of him." Alan Hays, a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, saw "America" in theaters in July 2014 and subsequently announced his intent to propose state legislation to require middle school and high school students in Florida's public school system to see the film. Hays said, "I've looked at history books and talked to history teachers and the message the students are getting is very different from what is in the movie. It's dishonest and insulting. The students need to see the truth without political favoritism."

neg: Davidsonville, Maryland Charles Calvert, the Fifth Lord Baltimore, and his governor, passed "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning and Erecting Schools in the Several Counties," or the Free School Act. This law, one of the first in colonial America providing for free, publicly supported primary education, mandated the construction of public schools in each of the 12 Maryland counties that existed at the time. The Free School of Anne Arundel County was built in what was to become Davidsonville sometime between 1724 and 1746, when it was under full operation with John Wilmot as schoolmaster. The original structure, expanded and restored,

neg: Dorchester, Boston Unitarian-Universalist church on Meeting House Hill and is the oldest religious organization in present-day Boston. On October 8, 1633, the first Town Meeting in America was held in Dorchester. Today, each October 8 is celebrated as Town Meeting Day in Massachusetts. Dorchester is the birthplace of the first public elementary school in America, the Mather School, established in 1639. The school still stands as the oldest elementary school in America. In 1634 Israel Stoughton built one of the earliest grist mills in America on the Neponset River, and Richard Callicott founded a trading post nearby. In 1649, Puritan missionaries, including

neg: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Cherokee Nation and the Muscogee Creek Nation, as well as the American Baptist Churches of America. What is now the University of Tulsa was founded in Muskogee as the Presbyterian School for Indian Girls in 1882. The institution was rechartered as the Henry Kendall College in 1894 under the auspices of the Presbyterian Women's Board of Home Missions. In 1907 the college moved to its current site in Tulsa, Oklahoma and became the University of Tulsa in 1920. The first public universities in Oklahoma date back before Oklahoma's statehood in 1907. The first territorial legislature of Oklahoma Territory, in accordance

neg: Public school funding will illustrate budget allocations and strategic priorities. With this kids will receive the proper funds for educational experiences and ensure that money will trickle where it should be. Also, this will build trust within our school districts. Lastly, holding the board accountable by fixing what's wrong so kids can get what they deserve. By implementing these proposals, the foundations of better academic performance in low-income areas can be set. Public school funding Public schools in the United States of America provide basic education from kindergarten until the twelfth grade. This is provided free of charge for the students and parents,

neg: Pampanga High School Schools who use this kind of system. The early foundations of what we know today as Pampanga High School were initially laid out in July 1901 when first American civil governor Howard H. Taft succeeded Major General Arthur MacArthur as American Chief Executive in the Philippines . Governor Taft, who became the 27th president of the United States of America in 1909-1913, fully established a civilian government in the Philippines to replace the military rule of his predecessors. One of the four executive departments of the central government, the Department of Public Instruction under the administration of Honorable Bernard Moses,

neg: Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk 1979, starting what became a long and successful association. Having created a graduate program in Suburb and Town Design in 1988, she continued to explore contemporary issues in city growth and reconstruction with students and faculty. She served as dean of the university's School of Architecture from 1995 to 2013, and as dean she hired the architect Léon Krier to design his first public building in Florida for the school of architecture (his only other buildings in America are his former house at Seaside and a meeting hall in the Duany Plater-Zyberk resort of Windsor). She has also served as

neg: Annie Horniman and Shakespeare, and she introduced works by contemporary playwrights such as Ibsen and Shaw. She also encouraged local writers who formed what was known as the Manchester School of dramatists, the leading members of which were Harold Brighouse, Stanley Houghton and Allan Monkhouse. The Gaiety company undertook tours of America and Canada in 1912 and 1913. Annie became a well-known public figure in Manchester, lecturing on subjects which included women's suffrage and her views about the theatre. In 1910 she was awarded the honorary degree of MA by Manchester University. During the First World War the Gaiety continued to stage

neg: Charter school cities in the United States of America where the majority of school students attend charter schools. 78% of all New Orleans schoolchildren studied in charter schools during the 2011–12 school year. , all but five of New Orleans' schools were charter schools rather than public schools. Unlike their counterparts, laws governing charter schools vary greatly from state to state. In this regard the three states with the highest number of students enrolled in charter schools are California, Arizona, and Michigan. These differences largely relate to what types of public agencies are permitted to authorize the creation of charter schools, whether

neg: Carmel River School Marti Allbright, announced that the Carmel River School was the first Take Pride in America School. Take Pride in America is a national partnership program that encourages, supports and recognizes volunteers who work to improve the nation's public parks, forests, grasslands, reservoirs, wildlife refuges, cultural and historic sites, local playgrounds, and other recreation areas. The announcement followed the wetlands restoration project involving 52 Carmel River School students at the Carmel River State Park, along with Secretary Norton, Eastwood, youth from the California Conservation Corps, and other volunteers. To be designated as a Take Pride in America School, a school must

neg: The English High School The English High School The English High School of Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the first public high schools in America, founded in 1821. Originally called The English Classical School, it was renamed The English High School upon its first relocation in 1824. The current building is located in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. The school is a part of Boston Public Schools (BPS). Boston English was created at the urging of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association and was modeled after the Royal High School in Edinburgh, Scotland. The School Committee to establish English High School was chaired by

neg: W. E. Cule Chambers brought out a little fairy book, "Mabel's Prince Wonderful". From 1889, Cule was active in the British Amateur Literary Association and in 1891 was elected Vice-President. He launched a literary magazine and review for young people” called "Opinion" which was issued for five or six months "at a great loss!" In one of his editorials Cule argued for the introduction of schools of journalism such as exist in America to improve the standing of what "is now a despised and almost contemptible calling". After leaving school locally, Cule worked as a journalist in Cardiff and Porthcawl. His first public

neg: Howard W. Jackson constructed, including several co-educational secondary schools including Forest Park High School in the northwestern City and a new "Castle on the Hill" landmark structure of Collegiate Gothic stone architecture for the "capstone of Baltimore's public education": The Baltimore City College, third oldest public high school in America, when ground was broken and cornerstone laid in 1924. When completed four years later it was the most expensive and elaborate high school built in America at the time Howard W. Jackson Howard Wilkinson Jackson (August 4, 1877August 31, 1960) was the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland for two separate mayoral administrations, the first

neg: Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School Meiji Gakuin University purchased what would become the university campus in the northern hemisphere summer of 1988 for $2.4 million ($ when adjusted for inflation), and it spent $2 million ($ when adjusted for inflation) to renovate the campus. The school opened to the public on May 11, 1989. The Meiji Gakuin Foundation established the school to allow Japanese students residing in America to receive a Japanese style education, so they could easily enter Japanese universities upon returning to Japan. The school's opening was originally scheduled for April 20 of that year. The opening was

neg: Como, New South Wales original name for the first school to be built in the locality was actually called the ""Worinora School"". This name was changed shortly after it was completed construction in late 1883 to ""Como Public School"".<br> The school was located about 100 metres south of the southernmost extent of what would later become known as Scylla Bay. The site of the first school (with adjacent flagpole & school masters house) can clearly be seen in a photo of the area, taken circa 1894 AFTER the school had been closed down for good). "Como Public School Definitive Timeline 1883-1923:" Como West Public

neg: Middletown Township, New Jersey to cultural activities, public school system, and central commuting location, Middletown was ranked in 2006, 2008, and 2010, and 2014 Top 100 in CNNMoney.com's Best Places to Live. "Time" magazine listed Middletown on its list of "Best Places to Live 2014". In 2016, SafeWise named Middletown Township as the fifth-safest city in America to raise a child; the township was the highest ranked of the 12 communities in New Jersey included on the list. Small communities of the Lenape Navesink tribe were common throughout the area when the first known European landing in what would become Middletown Township occurred in

neg: Omaha Bryan High School Omaha Bryan High School Omaha Bryan High School is a public high school located in Bellevue, Nebraska, United States. It is a part of Omaha Public Schools. The building for William Jennings Bryan Senior High School was completed in 1971. It was named after the Nebraska politician. Bryan's history, however, extends back to 1965 when the first students entered what is now the Bryan Middle School building. That building had been designed as a junior-senior high complex. It was from there that the first Bryan senior class graduated in 1968. Omaha Public School District built the Bryan Senior High as

neg: Qudus Lawal Qudus Lawal Qudus Lawal (born September 4, 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who most recently played for Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL. Came to America from Nigeria in 2011 and in his first year in Chicago he led Mather high school to the class 2A championship which was the first state championship for a Chicago public school soccer team in 37 years. That was his first year of high school in America and also his senior year. On March 18, 2015, Lawal signed a professional contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2 after a successful preseason trial with the club. He

neg: Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School Students at Meiji Gakuin often took weekend homestays with local families. Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School Meiji Gakuin University purchased what would become the university campus in the northern hemisphere summer of 1988 for $2.4 million ($ when adjusted for inflation), and it spent $2 million ($ when adjusted for inflation) to renovate the campus. The school opened to the public on May 11, 1989. The Meiji Gakuin Foundation established the school to allow Japanese students residing in America to receive a Japanese style education, so they could easily enter Japanese universities upon returning to Japan. The school's opening was

neg: Pacific Grove High School Pacific Grove High School Pacific Grove High School (PGHS) is a public high school located in Pacific Grove, California, between Carmel and Monterey. Pacific Grove formed the Pacific Grove Unified School District in 1895. On June 32, 1896 the City passed a bond issue to build the town's first structure, a morgue, which was then turned into a high school. Pacific Grove High School was Monterey County's first public high school, but today it is its smallest. The first class graduated in June, 1898. The school has changed locations twice since then, first to what is now the Pacific Grove

neg: Wayzata High School Conference. Scott Gengler is the Principal. In 2015, "Newsweek" ranked the school at 150th on its "List of the 500 Top High Schools in America". "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the school at #738 among 21,000 schools nationally and #13 in Minnesota. The first school in the Wayzata area was established in around 1855. Classes were taught in homes until a one-room school was built near what is now the second green of the Wayzata Country Club. This school burned down for unknown reasons and a new school was constructed on what is now the main street of Wayzata.

neg: Todd Starnes Paige to resign over comments on religion and the public schools. Ultimately, the Baptist Press issued an apology noting "factual and contextual errors" made by Starnes and saying that he would "no longer will be employed to write for the Baptist Press". In 2012, Starnes said that the public school system was responsible for the increase in support for same-sex marriage, calling the public schools "indoctrination centers". In 2013, Starnes criticized the Miss America pageant after Nina Davuluri became the first Indian American Miss America winner. Starnes called it the "Miss Politically Correct America". In 2015, he courted controversy for

neg: Agincourt Collegiate Institute the oldest school in the former Scarborough. From 1915 to 1929 it was housed on the second floor in what is now Agincourt Junior Public School building on the west side of Midland Avenue north of Sheppard Avenue. Agincourt's first permanent home opened on the east side of Midland Avenue in 1929, a three floor brick building. The second and current building replaced the second school in 1952. Currently its feeder schools are Sir Alexander Mackenzie Senior Public School, Henry Kelsey Senior Public School, and Sir Ernest MacMillan Senior Public School. In September 2011, Emily Carr Public School with a

neg: Peter H. Clark Peter H. Clark Peter Humphries Clark (March 29, 1829 – June 21, 1925) was one of Ohio's most effective black abolitionist writers and speakers. He became the first teacher engaged by the Cincinnati black public schools in 1849, and the founder and principal of Ohio's first public high school for black students in 1866. Because of these accomplishments, he was named the nation's primary black public school educator. Clark is also remembered as the first African-American socialist in the United States, running for Congress in 1878 under the banner of the Socialist Labor Party of America. Peter Humphries Clark was

neg: Cherry Hill High School East Cherry Hill High School East Cherry Hill High School East (also known as Cherry Hill East or CHE) is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Cherry Hill, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Cherry Hill Public Schools. The school opened in 1967 as the township's second high school; what then became known as Cherry Hill High School West was the first public high school in Cherry Hill. The first class graduated in June 1970, having started their freshman year in the Fall of 1966 in the

neg: Chantilly High School Chantilly High School Chantilly High School is a public high school in the Chantilly CDP in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system. Chantilly was listed in "Newsweek" in 2003 as the 72nd-best public high school in America. Chantilly High School is home to Chantilly Academy, which provides vocational training for students in the school district who wish to become cooks, mechanics, or beauticians, or to work in the hotel, tourist or other trades. A team from the Academy participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition. In 2016–2017, students at the school

neg: Matisyahu album, "Songs for a Healthier America", a collaborative project by the Partnership for a Healthier America, whose honorary chair First Lady Michelle Obama, and Hip Hop Public Health. His song "U R What You Eat" also features Travis Barker, Ariana Grande, and Salad Bar. In 2014, Matisyahu was featured on Cisco Adler's song "Hypnotize," which was included on his "Coastin" album. In 2015, Matisyahu collaborated with Avicii in his album "Stories", where he sang alongside Wyclef Jean in "Can't Catch Me," and in 2016 he featured on "Dodging Bullets," a single by Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz on his record "What

neg: Duluth High School schools. Niche ranked Duluth as the most diverse public high school in Georgia and the 25th most diverse public high school in America. Education in Duluth was first mentioned in records around 1880, according to Flanigan's "History of Gwinnett County", and was called Duluth Academy. It began with 59 students who were taught mathematics, science, and the classics. The first building was a frame structure on the site of the former Duluth Middle School at 3057 N. Peachtree Street. The land had been donated by Singleton Howell, son of Evan Howell, a successful merchant and farmer. In 1907, the frame

neg: Royal Public School programmes of the CBSE The Middle School Programme i.e. Classes 5 to 7, build on the foundations laid in previous years. The school prepare in class VIII what students will study in Classes IX and X. Royal Public School The Royal Public School is a private school located in Adalhat, Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh, India. It educates in English medium from pre-kindergarten to Class X. The school was founded by Vijay Shankar in 2000. It is now operated by the Royal Public School Education Society. It was one of the first schools to establish English as the medium of

neg: The English High School civic organizations, most notably the Roslindale Parade Committee, the Columbus Day Parade Committee, the City of Boston Veterans Day Committee and the Dorchester Day Parade Committee and the annual Special Olympics at White Stadium in Jamaica Plain. The English High School The English High School of Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the first public high schools in America, founded in 1821. Originally called The English Classical School, it was renamed The English High School upon its first relocation in 1824. The current building is located in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. The school is a part of Boston Public

neg: Display board Generally placed on a table, they are more stable and able to stand while still giving a theater-like view. Header boards can be added to the top display board and an easel stand can be attached to the back. In North America, display boards are often used by students in the public school system for science, social studies, and English projects. Outside the classroom, students use display boards to promote clubs, recognize athletics and display art projects. The purpose of the display board in that context is to catch the viewer's attention and explain what was performed and what was

neg: Maple Heights High School Maple Heights High School Maple Heights High School is a public high school located in Maple Heights, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland, Ohio. It graduated its first class in 1925. It was the first high school in America to offer a credit class in popular culture studies, created in 1975. It also offered a broadcast journalism class, "Television Journalism", which produced a long-running public-access television cable TV program entitled "Maple Schools Today", which ran on several Cleveland Ohio cable outlets from 1984 through 2002. A completely new high school building opened in 2013, replacing one that dated back 90 years. A

neg: Take Pride in America tours and other events under the "Take Pride in America" title. The Take Pride Schools program was launched in the fall of 2005 to introduce schoolchildren to volunteerism and to stimulate interest in and stewardship of America's public lands. To be designated as a Take Pride School, a school must commit to participating in two Take Pride volunteer events each year that benefit public lands. Participation can be by an entire school, a class, or even an after-school club. Projects must be on public lands (which can include public school properties), promote Take Pride's message, and benefit public use of

neg: San José, Costa Rica students of high-school age attend high-school. The country as a whole has the highest education levels in Central America and one of the best in Latin America. This is especially true for San José, the nation's educational hub home to a large number of public and private universities. University of Santo Tomas, the first university of Costa Rica was established here in 1843. That institution maintained close ties with the Roman Catholic Church and was closed in 1888 by the progressive and anti-clerical government of President Bernardo Soto Alfaro as part of a campaign to modernize public education. The schools

neg: Mozert v. Hawkins Mozert v. Hawkins "Mozert v. Hawkins" (6th Cir. 1987) was a notable US Circuit Court case involving exercising first amendment rights of religion in protesting required public school reading for students in Tennessee. Students' parents at a public school were upset about religious themes being taught in the required reading of classes. Among these were the use of telekinetic and magical powers, which offended the religious beliefs of these parents. The parents felt that they had a right to choose what their children could or could not view and learn at school and what was being taught was not approved

neg: Etan Boritzer What is Funny?, What is Right?, What is Peace?, What is Money?, What is Dreaming?, What is a Friend?, What is True?, What is a Family?, What is a Feeling?" The series is now also translated into 15 languages. Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy. His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department

neg: Palatine High School Jane Addams, Virginia Lake, Lincoln, Sanborn and Paddock. Palatine High School was founded in 1875, the first public high school in what are now the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Its operation was reorganized into a modern school district in 1914, and in 1928 the high school built its first dedicated school building. It served the entirety of Palatine Township as a public high school, and also admitted paying students from neighboring Schaumburg Township. In the 1950s, rising enrollments due to suburban expansion and the baby boom caused many changes. Palatine High School's district formally expanded to include Schaumburg Township, two

neg: DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. In the 1930s its enrollment peaked at 12,000 and it was said to be the largest high school in the world. Enrollment by 1999 was about 4,000. It remained the last gender-segregated public school in New York City until 1983. In 1996, Clinton was selected by "Redbook" magazine as one of the five most improved schools in America. In 1999, "US News and World Report" designated Clinton as one of 96 outstanding schools in America. In 1999, Geraldine Ambrosio became the first woman to hold the principal's post at the school. The school receives government aid because

neg: Bendle High School Bendle High School Bendle High School is a public high school in Burton, Michigan, part of the Bendle Public Schools school district in Genessee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In 1928 in the southern portion of what was then Burton Township, the first Bendle School, which served kindergarten to 12th grade, opened. It continued to serve the students of the area until the township's population growth after World War II resulted in overcrowding. As a result, several new school buildings were built, including Bendle's first elementary school and, in 1953, a new high school building, located on 2294

neg: CIO-PAC non-compliant. CIO-PAC The first-ever "political action committee" in the United States of America was the Congress of Industrial Organizations - Political Action Committee or CIO-PAC. What distinguished the CIO-PAC from previous political groups (including the AFL's political operations) was its "open, public operation, soliciting support from non-CIO unionists and from the progressive public... Moreover, CIO political operatives would actively participate in intraparty platform, policy, and candidate selection processes, pressing the broad agenda of the industrial union movement." In his 1999 memoir, John Abt, general counsel for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America under Sidney Hillman, claimed the leaders of the

neg: CIO-PAC CIO-PAC The first-ever "political action committee" in the United States of America was the Congress of Industrial Organizations - Political Action Committee or CIO-PAC. What distinguished the CIO-PAC from previous political groups (including the AFL's political operations) was its "open, public operation, soliciting support from non-CIO unionists and from the progressive public... Moreover, CIO political operatives would actively participate in intraparty platform, policy, and candidate selection processes, pressing the broad agenda of the industrial union movement." In his 1999 memoir, John Abt, general counsel for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America under Sidney Hillman, claimed the leaders of the Communist

neg: Nicholasa Mohr a young student, but weren't always appreciated by her teachers, who saw her Puerto Rican heritage as a weakness. Since Mohr's parents saw her schooling in America as a privilege, Mohr learned to adapt to her surroundings, while spending her free time volunteering in the library and reading, learning what she wasn't able to attain in school. After graduating junior high school, she got a job as a page girl in the New York Public Library. Mohr studied fashion illustration in high school and graduated in 1953, then went to study at the Arts Student’s League, an art school located

neg: Jefferson City High School Jefferson City High School Jefferson City High School (JCHS) is a public secondary school in Jefferson City, Missouri. It is one of the five public high schools in Cole County and the only one in Jefferson City; however, construction on a new high school is slated to begin in 2018. The Jefferson City Public School District was established in 1838, but the first separate high school building was not built until 1905, with the creation of what is now the Simonsen 9th Grade Center. The current high school building opened on January 22, 1964 and houses 10th-12th graders. Jefferson City

neg: Common school Common school A common school was a public school in the United States during the 19th century. Horace Mann (1796-1859) was a strong advocate for public education and the common school. In 1837, the state of Massachusetts appointed Mann as the first secretary of the State Board of Education where he began a revival of common school education, the effects of which extended throughout America during the 19th century. Common schools originated in New England as community funded instruments of education for all children of the region or neighborhood. These secondary schools furthered the Puritan conformity of the region by

neg: Annenberg Foundation gift, AISR was renamed in his honor. AISR adopted its current mission in 1998: “To develop, share, and act on knowledge that improves the conditions and outcomes of schooling in America, especially in urban communities and in schools serving disadvantaged children.“ The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania: The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania developed FactCheck.org. Factcheck.org monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania: The

neg: Jerry Falwell what they perceived as intolerance towards Muslims in Falwell's public statements. They also criticized him for remarking that "Jews can make more money accidentally than you can on purpose." In his book "Listen, America!" Falwell referred to the Jewish people as "spiritually blind and desperately in need of their Messiah and Savior." Falwell repeatedly denounced certain teachings in public schools and secular education in general, calling them breeding grounds for atheism, secularism, and humanism, which he claimed to be in contradiction with Christian morality. He advocated that the United States change its public education system by implementing a school voucher

neg: Hanover, Kansas The children attend kindergarten in Hanover Public School. In first grade the Hanover children are separated into different schools. The predominantly Lutheran population remains in Hanover Public School, while the predominantly Catholic population attends St. John’s Catholic School from first through eighth grade. After eighth grade, children attend Hanover High School, a small 1A high school with 79 students. Several Hanover High School students compete at the national level for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) organization as well as at the state level for FBLA and possibly for other activities such as scholar bowl. The high school also

neg: Marlin Maddoux several occasions, having met with both President Ronald Reagan and President George Bush. He is the author of several books, including “America Betrayed”, “What Worries Parents Most”, “The Gay Deception”, “Free Speech or Propaganda?” and “A Christian Agenda: Game Plan for a New Era”, and his first novel, “Seal of Gaia”, published by Word. Marlin had finished his book on public education just prior to his death, and it was posthumously published, as "Public Education Against America", the following year. Marlin’s wife, four adult children and ten grandchildren remain behind to carry out his legacy. The radio show is now

neg: Newark High School (Delaware) Newark High School (Delaware) Newark High School is a public high school in Newark, Delaware and is one of three high schools within the Christina School District. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in the state, graduating its first class of students in 1893. In 2009 it saw its 20,000th student graduate. Newark is the only remaining "downtown" non-charter public High School in New Castle County. Newark has been named by "Newsweek" magazine as one of their "Top Schools in America." In 2006 Newark was ranked #521, in 2007 it was #271, and in 2008 it was #1041.

neg: Leppington at Leppington Public School. The suburb could easily have been named Raby. The first land grant in what is now Leppington was made to Alexander Riley in 1810, who named his property "Raby". The property was subdivided in 1914 and a school established in 1923, called Raby Public School. Leppington Post Office opened on 12 February 1924. In 1955 the name of the school was changed to Leppington Public School, possibly inspired by the bricks they inherited from William Cordeaux's mansion. The suburb has been known as Leppington since then. Ironically, Raby Road which connected the property to Campbelltown would

neg: Toronto Junior/Senior High School Toronto Junior/Senior High School Toronto Junior/Senior High School is a public high school in Toronto, Ohio, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Toronto City School District. Athletic teams compete as the Toronto Red Knights in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference as well as the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference. The first graduating class of Toronto High School was in 1889 with four students. In 1898 the first superintendent of schools, Mr. Abram Grove, organized what is known today as the Toronto Public School System. In 1905, Toronto

neg: The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone The building, on Pratt Avenue in St. Helena, is the first building in the city to be metal-framed rather than wood-framed, to better prevent termites, mold, and fire. The school estimated costs of $4 million for a Napa-based construction company to construct the building. The company demolished a laundry and facilities building in what was described as a green-oriented process. At the time of construction, the school annually enrolled 104 students; the new residence hall would allow the campus to enroll another 100 students. The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone is a

neg: Public school (United Kingdom) School wrote to 37 other headmasters of what he considered leading boys' schools not covered by the Public Schools Act, inviting them to meet annually to address the threat posed by the Endowed Schools Act. In the first year only 12 headmasters attended, but in the following year 34 did, including the Clarendon schools. The Headmasters' Conference (HMC, now the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference) has since grown steadily to over 200 schools. The "Public Schools Yearbook" was published for the first time in 1889, listing 30 schools, mostly boarding schools except for St Paul's School and Merchant Taylors' School. Some

neg: Caloocan City Business High School The school currently has three functional buildings (2 four-storey, and 1 three-storey), and one building under construction. Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri on Sunday announced the opening of the city’s first business and technical skills-oriented public high school in June. According to Echiverri, the government-run business high school is in what was originally Urduja High School in Barangay 172, in the city’s first district. He said that what sets the Urduja Business High School apart from other secondary high schools is that "besides following the Basic Education Curriculum ... the Urduja Business High School would also educate students with business

neg: Frederick Townsend Martin Martin (1877-1961), married William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven (1868–1921). He was educated at the Albany Boys Academy and graduated from the Albany Law School in 1872 and served as a colonel in the New York National Guard, as judge advocate. At the time of the election U.S. President Harrison, Martin said: It matters not one iota what political party is in power or what President holds the reins of office. We are not politicians or public thinkers; we are the rich; we own America; we got it, God knows how, but we intend to keep it if we can

neg: Milwaukee High School of the Arts Improvisational High School League Team took home the State Championship. West Division High School opened in 1895 in what was known as the "Plankinton library block" on Grand Avenue downtown, but a building was built to house the new school in 1896 between 22nd and 23rd Streets on what was then called Prairie Street. C. E. McLenagan was the first principal. In 1958, the current structure was built, facing the original facility across what was by then called Highland Boulevard. The Milwaukee Public Schools system began designating a number of specialty or magnet schools in 1976, hoping to retain white

neg: Thousand points of light "What does that mean? I know one thing: Make America Great Again we understand. Putting America first we understand. Thousand points of light, I never quite got that one. What the hell is that? Has anyone ever figured that one out? It was put out by a Republican wasn't it." On December 5, 2018 U.S. President George W. Bush eulogized his father, U.S. President George H.W. Bush at the State Funeral held at the Washington National Cathedral. Part of that eulogy included the following text that made reference to his father's passion for public service. He strongly believed that it

neg: School for Creative and Performing Arts School for the Creative and Performing Arts." The GCAEC committed $31 million, the Cincinnati Public Schools $34 million, and the State of Ohio $7 million, to combine SCPA with the Schiel Primary School for Arts Enrichment in one building to create the first public kindergarten through twelfth grade arts school in what the GCAEC called the "nationally unprecedented public school system – private sector partnership". Schiel, built in 1911 as an elementary school for the Corryville neighborhood, was converted to a Spanish-language magnet school in 1974 and again to an arts enrichment school in 1985. Schiel students have been admitted

neg: Beulaville, North Carolina Church (now the Beulaville Baptist Church). Beulaville is the most recent town to be incorporated in Duplin County. In 1839, the county passed a tax for the creation of a public school system. Several decades later (sometime around 1870) the first public school in what would become Beulaville was constructed. The facility - which was no more than a small wood cabin - employed only one teacher. By 1901, however, four teachers were working out of the schoolhouse. In 1906, property was purchased for a new school. A new two-story wooden building was erected and first used in the school

neg: Political podcast and Hawaii then evolving into in a discussion about the main issues which the administration was dealing with at the time, gun laws, universal healthcare and the current political divide in America. The President cited the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the deadest school shooting in U.S history, as an example of his frustrations with the current Senate at the time and their inability to act due to lobby groups like the NRA, and the effects of the inaction on public opinion. The President then continued to speak on the disconnect between the daily lives of average Americans and what

neg: Big Brother (U.S. TV series) first four evictees were asked what they would give up to re-enter the house and the two that listed the most faced a public vote. In "Big Brother 6", the first four evictees faced a public vote. In"Big Brother 9", the first six evictees faced a public vote, before facing a house vote on whether to bring back the most recent evictee or the "mystery HouseGuest" chosen by America, In "Big Brother 13", the first four evictees faced a public vote, before the winner competed against the most recent, fifth evictee for reentry. Each Season from "Big Brother 15" until

neg: Adolph Germer to establish new organizations of their own, the Communist Labor Party of America and the Communist Party of America. Adolph F. Germer was born January 15, 1881, in Welan, East Prussia, Germany the son of a miner. Germer emigrated to the United States with his family in December 1888 and attended public school in Braceville, Illinois. He also attended a Lutheran parochial school and completed his high school coursework via correspondence school. Germer also did course work at LaSalle Extension University. Germer went to work in the mines like his father at a very early age, first working as a

neg: Louis Dewis and immediately resolved to return Dewis' work to the public. The more than 400 paintings and hundreds of sketches that they found were catalogued. Experts were retained to evaluate the vast collection and what were judged to be the most outstanding pieces were cleaned and properly framed for public exhibition. The effort culminated in the exhibition "Dewis Rediscovered" at the Courthouse Galleries in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1998. It was the first public showing of Dewis' art in more than half a century. Dr. Linda McGreevy wrote essays for the catalogues for the first two Dewis exhibits in America. McGreevy, who

neg: Madison High School (Michigan) Madison High School (Michigan) Madison High School is a public high school located in Madison Heights, Michigan, United States, in Oakland County. Its mascot is the Eagle. It is a part of Madison District Public Schools. The original high school was built in 1924 to serve students who had attended the one-room school houses in the southern half of what is now Madison Heights. Its first graduating class, in 1929, consisted of two students. The Madison School District became a graded district in 1925. The original high school's gymnasium had its first electric scoreboard in 1941, the result of a

neg: Public administration philosophers of the western world ranging from Aristotle to John Locke to Thomas Jefferson. In the United States of America, Woodrow Wilson is considered the father of public administration. He first formally recognized public administration in an 1887 article entitled "The Study of Administration". The future president wrote that "it is the object of administrative study to discover, first, what government can properly and successfully do, and, secondly, how it can do these proper things with the utmost possible efficiency and at the least possible cost either of money or of energy". Wilson was more influential to the science of

neg: Shama Public High School Abbottabad It has always worked together in partnership with parents to do what is in the best interest of each individual child and create not just future adults but also future citizens and leaders. Shama Public High school prides itself for being the first school established in Maira and continuously having outstanding results. Shama Public High School believes that every child whether poor or rich has the capability of striving for success. Shama Public High School Abbottabad Shama Public High School is a privately run English language high school which provides education from prep to class 10. It is situated in

neg: St. Louis Public Schools and the outbreak of the Civil War. After the Civil War, in 1866, the district opened three schools for African American students. The St. Louis Public Schools also opened the first public high school for black students west of the Mississippi, Sumner High School, in 1875. St. Louis Public Schools opened the first public kindergarten in North America in 1873 under the direction of William Torrey Harris, then Superintendent of Schools, and Susan Blow, who had studied the methods of Friedrich Fröbel, the founder of the kindergarten system. By the end of the 19th century, the district had 95 schools

neg: Thomas Kelso the Central High School of Baltimore - today's Baltimore City College, the third oldest public high school in America. The object of the Male Free School was to educate poor children without regard to creed and was increased by a bequest from Miss Rachel Colvin of $10,000 to enable the trustees of the Male Free School of Baltimore to expand its pupils to include girls, and so established the Colvin Institute for Girls. Kelso was a contemporary and associate of another well known Baltimore merchant, financier and philanthropist, Enoch Pratt, (1808-1896), who founded and endowed the first public library circulating

neg: WikiConference North America WikiConference North America WikiConference North America, formerly known as WikiConference USA, is an annual conference organized by the Wikimedia community in North America. The first two events were held at New York Law School and Washington, D.C.'s National Archives Building in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The third annual conference, rebranded WikiConference North America, was held at San Diego's Central Public Library in 2016, with a pre-conference day at Balboa Park. WikiConference North America 2017 was held in Montreal in 2017, as a pre-conference to Wikimania, and WikiConference 2018 was held in Columbus, Ohio at Ohio State University's Thompson Memorial Library.

neg: David H. Rosenbloom to the University Community at the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, DC. In 2004, he received the Excellence in Teaching Award at the First Annual American University School of Public Affairs Ph.D. Students' for Outstanding Contributions to PhD Students. In 2003, he received a guest professorship at People's University of China, in Beijing, PRC. From 2002 to 2009, he was listed in Who's Who in America In 2001,he received the National Academy of Public Administration Louis Brownlow Award, which is the highest annual award issued for excellence in public administration literature, to Building A Legislative-Centered Public

neg: Eva Perón the Peronist party for Jewish members, known as the Organización Israelita Argentina (OIA). Perón's government was the first to court the Argentine Jewish community and the first to appoint Jewish citizens to public office. Kevin Passmore writes that the Peronist regime, more than any other in Latin America, has been accused of being fascist. But he says that the Peronist regime was not fascist, and what passed for fascism under Perón never took hold in Latin America. Additionally, because the Peronist regime allowed rival political parties to exist, it cannot be described as totalitarian. By the late 20th century, Eva

neg: America W. Robinson earned a master's degree in 1890. She became principal of the Macon Public School in Macon, Mississippi. America W. Robinson America W. Robinson (January 1855 – 23 April 1912) was an African-American educator. Robinson was in the first graduating class of Fisk University and sang as a contralto with the Fisk Jubilee Singers. She was the first woman to graduate from Fisk University. Robinson was born into slavery in January 1855 near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where both her parents were slaves. Her father was a carpenter. When the Civil War started, his master opened a ammunition factory that produced guns for

neg: Bendle High School 2011. The current Bendle High School, which cost $15.5 million to build and contains 80,000 square feet of space, was the most recent high school to be built in Genesee County, Michigan until the 2013 opening of the new Powers Catholic High School in downtown Flint, Michigan. Bendle High School Bendle High School is a public high school in Burton, Michigan, part of the Bendle Public Schools school district in Genessee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In 1928 in the southern portion of what was then Burton Township, the first Bendle School, which served kindergarten to 12th grade,

neg: What America Thinks What America Thinks What America Thinks is a syndicated American television show. It was hosted by opinion pollster and political commentator Scott Rasmussen from 2012 to 2013, and is currently hosted by Alex Boyer. WCBS-TV is the anchor station. The program, which is syndicated on over 120 stations, is produced by Telco Productions and Rasmussen Reports. The program features discussions of current events and public opinion with a guest panel. Guests have included Scott Walker, Howard Dean, and Rand Paul. An episode of the show, titled "What New Hampshire Thinks", won a 2012 Granite Mike Award from the New Hampshire

neg: Windsor Park Collegiate Windsor Park Collegiate Windsor Park Collegiate (WPC) is a public secondary school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, within the Louis Riel School Division. "In the year of nineteen hundred and sixty, in the community of Windsor Park, there opened a school that became a legend. Only one other school in North America had this unique hexagonal architecture. The first principal of the school, Windsor Park Collegiate, was Mr. D. M. Slater, and the faculty population was 27. The first school President was R. D. McClelland. The school had a population of 619, ranging from Grade 7 to Grade 12. 93 of the

neg: Murray High School (Kentucky) Murray High School (Kentucky) Murray High School is a public high school located in Murray, Kentucky. The school currently lies on the corner of Sycamore Street and Doran Road, but it was previously located on the corner of 8th and Main Streets where it had been from 1872 to 1971. The first school was erected by the community, and it was considered the handsomest school structure west of the Tennessee River, "i.e.", in what is now called the Jackson Purchase. Until 1953, what is now the Murray Middle School building housed all the students in the Murray district, grades 1-12.

neg: William Phelps (colonist) the first elementary school in the New World supported by public money, the Mather School. The school is the oldest elementary school in America. Dorchester was annexed by the City of Boston in 1970. Phelps served continually in varying governing capacities for many years. He was a member of the first General Court held in the colony in 1636, a member of the Court of Magistrates from 1637 to 1643, and was foreman of the first Grand Jury in 1643. Phelps name was spelled in the Massachusetts Colonial Records variously as Felps, Phelips and Phelps. He was made constable, assigned

neg: Richard Weiner (American author) in marketing communications, including the introduction of the Cabbage Patch Kids. Weiner has conducted over 100 workshops for the Public Relations Society of America and other groups. He taught a three-credit course in public relations at Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration in New York, which was the nation's first such course for MBAs. Awards Weiner has received include the Gold Anvil in 1990 (highest honor to an individual from the Public Relations Society of America), the John Hill Award (NYC chapter of PRSA), and eight PRSA Silver Anvils. His 23 books include "The Skinny About Best Boys, Dollies,

neg: Littleton Public Schools previously acted as a science consultant for the school district. His experience helped students to get motivated and more interested in the hands-on aspects of science. In 1889, Littleton Public Schools (then Littleton School District Six) was officially incorporated with the State of Colorado. It was established in the fall of 1864 when residents of the South Platte Valley voted to establish a public school district, the boundaries of which extended from what is now Sheridan Boulevard thirty miles east to the Kansas territorial line. The first president of the school district was Lewis B. Ames, for whom an elementary

neg: Brooks High School (Alabama) Brooks High School (Alabama) Brooks High School is a public high school (grades 7-12) located in Killen, Alabama. It is one of eleven public schools in the Lauderdale County School District. The school is located approximately 10 miles east of the Lauderdale County seat Florence. The first Killen school was built in 1908 on what is now Jones Avenue and was moved to the present site of Brooks Elementary School in 1935. The tradition of Brooks High School began with the 1968-1969 school year, during which Brooks had an enrollment of 325 students in grades seven through 10. The modern

neg: Waldorf education education at both the national (e.g. the "Association of Waldorf Schools of North America" and the "Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship" in the UK and Ireland) and international level (e.g. International Association for Waldorf Education and The European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education (ECSWE)). These organizations certify the use of the registered names "Waldorf" and "Steiner school" and offer accreditations, often in conjunction with regional independent school associations. The first US Waldorf-inspired public school, the Yuba River Charter School in California, opened in 1994. The Waldorf public school movement is currently expanding rapidly; while in 2010, there were twelve Waldorf-inspired public

neg: Public sociology but about what society "might yet be". Thus, many versions of public sociology have had an undeniably normative and political character—a fact that has led a significant number of sociologists to oppose the approach. The term "public sociology" was first introduced by Herbert Gans in his 1988 ASA presidential address, "Sociology in America: The Discipline and the Public". For Gans, primary examples of public sociologists included David Riesman, author of "The Lonely Crowd" (one of the best-selling books of sociology ever to be written), and Robert Bellah, the lead author of another best-selling work, "Habits of the Heart". In 2000

neg: Anthony Besch directed operas in continental Europe, North and South America and Australia. He was wary of "concept" productions, preferring to stage operas in a traditional manner, with what the critic Alan Blyth called "his scrupulous eye for what looked good and proved practical on stage." Besch was born in London and educated at Rossall School, where he had his first contact with operatic performance, singing Captain Corcoran in "H.M.S. Pinafore" in a joint production with Alleyn's School. From Rossall he went on to Worcester College, Oxford, reading English, but while an undergraduate he was called up for military service and was

neg: Thibodaux High School Thibodaux High School Thibodaux High School (THS) is a public high school serving students in grades 9–12 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States about 75 miles southwest of New Orleans. It is one of three high schools in the Lafourche Parish Public Schools. It serves: Thibodaux, Ward 6 (including Chackbay and Choctaw), and Kraemer (a.k.a. Bayou Boeuf). The school was founded circa 1908 at the site of what is now Thibodaux Elementary School. One of its first principals was L. L. Broussard. Later the school was moved a block away to the current site of East Thibodaux Middle School. In 1967,

neg: Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association apprentices and other boys. One outcome was the establishment in 1821 of the first public high school in America, the English High School of Boston (originally the English Classical School). A number of prominent members of the association served on the school committee that created English High School. The school was also modeled after a similar effort by the mechanics of Edinburgh, Scotland. It also ran "an evening school in the mechanical arts" 1820-1859. "In 1900 the first classes of the MCMA Trade School began. The Trade School provided classes in electrical wiring, drafting, and carpentry, among many others. During

neg: Madison High School (Michigan) magazine sale conducted by the Eagles basketball team. In 1958 the current Madison High School was built; the former high school is now Wilkinson Middle School. Madison High School (Michigan) Madison High School is a public high school located in Madison Heights, Michigan, United States, in Oakland County. Its mascot is the Eagle. It is a part of Madison District Public Schools. The original high school was built in 1924 to serve students who had attended the one-room school houses in the southern half of what is now Madison Heights. Its first graduating class, in 1929, consisted of two students.

neg: Patrick DesJarlait most of his time in boarding schools in Red Lake and Pipestone, Minnesota. Red Lake High School is where he first developed an interest in an art career, with the encouragement from his English teacher, Miss Ross. After completing his high school education, he went on to study art at Arizona State College in Phoenix. A year later, in spring 1942, during World War II, DesJarlait entered government service, and was sent to teach an art workshop at a nearby Japanese Relocation Camp. When he observed what was happening to the Japanese people in America, he was reminded of what

neg: Morinville Community High School Grey Nuns had established a small convent, schoolhouse, and hospital in what was to become the settlement of St. Albert in 1864. The Catholic Church continued to dominate education in the region even after the first public school boards were formed, as most the population was Catholic. In the earliest days, each school had its own board, and St. Albert had a school board as early as 1885 when both St. Albert Roman Catholic Public District no. 3 and nearby Bellerose Roman Catholic Public District no. 6 were both formed to operate one-room schools that went up to grade 8,

neg: Armorel High School swimming team. Students participate in a full range of clubs and organizations including Gifted and Talented, Choir, Student Council, National Beta Club, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of America (FFA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), and Band. Armorel High School Armorel High School is a comprehensive public high school serving students in grades seven through twelve in the distant, rural community of Armorel, Arkansas, United States. It is the one of seven public high schools located in Mississippi County, Arkansas and the only high school administered by Armorel School

neg: Adams College was the son of the Reverend James Dube who was the Congregational minister in Inanda. In 1887 John Dube was "adopted" by the Wilcoxes and taken to America to study at Oberlin College. Wilcox was to be eventually awarded with a medal by the South African government and Dube was to open his own school, his own newspaper and to be the first leader of what was to become the African National Congress. In 1888 Dr. John Mavuma Nembula, a student from Adams, returned to the College from America. He had been sent to America to help with translating a

neg: H-B Woodlawn white schools in what became known as "massive resistance." On February 2, 1959 four African-American students arrived to enroll at what was then Stratford Junior High School, making it the first originally segregated school in Virginia to become desegregated. In 2014, the Arlington School Board identified a need for additional middle school capacity in the north-central area of the county. After contentious public debate over various options, it was determined that the Stratford building was the best location for a new middle school, and another location would be chosen for H-B Woodlawn. The school will move to the Rosslyn neighborhood

neg: Thibodaux High School including: Thibodaux High won a football state championship in 1991. Thibodaux High School Thibodaux High School (THS) is a public high school serving students in grades 9–12 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States about 75 miles southwest of New Orleans. It is one of three high schools in the Lafourche Parish Public Schools. It serves: Thibodaux, Ward 6 (including Chackbay and Choctaw), and Kraemer (a.k.a. Bayou Boeuf). The school was founded circa 1908 at the site of what is now Thibodaux Elementary School. One of its first principals was L. L. Broussard. Later the school was moved a block away to

neg: Community orchard Community orchard A community orchard is a collection of fruit trees planted in a public space. Community orchards, which exist in North America and in parts of Europe, are planted in public parks, school and church yards, and on abandoned lots. These orchards are shared resources, not managed for profit. What they have in common is that they are cared for by a community of people. Community orchards are planted for many reasons. They increase the public's access to healthy, organic fruit - especially in areas where the population cannot afford healthy, fresh food. They teach young people where their

neg: Guangdong Experimental High School America. However, this was soon discovered to be a fraud, and the said collaboration between SS and the US Academy was never formed in any ways. A few weeks later, the school made a formal apology to the public, the alumni in America in particular. Guangdong Experimental High School Guangdong Experimental High School () is a Public High School in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is regarded as one of the six best high schools in the city, and it is one of the two high schools directly administered by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province