why is that not so good?
where do you think lancaster should be?
what do we need to get there?
i look forward to you completely ignoring those questions.
City Honors rises in ranks of best high schools
By Jay Rey | Published 6:00 a.m. May 9, 2018 | Updated 2 hours ago
City Honors School again rated as the top public high school in the Buffalo region and one of the best in the state if not the United States based on the latest rankings of the nations high schools by U.S. News & World Report.
The school on East North Street was the highest ranked local high school, coming in at No. 17 on the list of best high schools in New York State.
City Honors also rose to No. 103 among the 20,500 public high schools across the United States high enough to receive a gold from the national publication.
Other local schools on the list of best public high schools in the state include: East Aurora at No. 58; Williamsville South, No. 65; Williamsville North, No. 71; Clarence, No. 72; Williamsville East, No. 79; Hamburg, No. 112; Orchard Park, No. 120; Starpoint, No. 121; Lancaster, No. 132; and Amherst, No. 139.
On the national rankings, East Aurora came in at No. 522; Williamsville South, No. 564; Williamsville North, No. 690; Clarence, No. 693; and Williamsville East, No. 776.
why is that not so good?
where do you think lancaster should be?
what do we need to get there?
i look forward to you completely ignoring those questions.
Being in the TOP 17.6% of NYS public high schools seems pretty darn good to me.
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Lancaster is the annual best in providing a cost effective education for our students.
One could suggest that in order to move up the spectrum, the district will need to invest more of your hard earned tax dollars.
Are you willing to accept the trade-off and assume a higher tax bill in order to improve the ranking?
What amount of trade-off are you willing take to show the result you expect? How about we go to the extent of East Aurora? They obviously produce a good product, but the district has no reserves, and are on the verge of insolvency.
Let's see Business First, and compare ourselves to other district's in the critical components of Lancaster's ranking. Then, you can suggest in what areas you wish to ramp up investment, and how much the tax payers pony-up
Please share your thoughts on how much you wish to have tax payers swallow, when the budget is already a problem for many.
I always discount City Honors in these types of rankings. Of course they'll be at the top. They pick their students.
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City Honors entrance exam makes it possible to select the best of the best students for their enrollment. District public schools enrollment are based on students who reside in that school district. Therefore, it has an enrollment of various types. City Honors IMO has a selective edge on the other schools (which I love that we have a school that can appeal to students who like to be academically challenged) so wouldn't that skew the rankings?
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The demographics of the school come into play I'm sure. A lot of lawyers, doctors, executives, pro athletes, etc., live in those high ranked districts, minus City Honors. So to see Lancaster amongst those districts with a more middle class demographic is a great thing IMO.
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But wait a second.
- Sanctuary cities ?????
- Attacking protesters for taking a knee/or politicians wrapping the flag around themselves ?????
- Scapegoating welfare/food stamp recipients ?????
- Voter ID laws ?????
- Igniting racial tensions ?????
Aren't these just some of the weapons the GOP uses as identity politics against the Dems ?
And I've seen you defend the use of these identity issues on here over and over ????
I guess it drives a lot of comments - but not by the Dems!
You could be a lot more fair about this stuff, WNYresident.
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Back to the future
Despite Greg Sojka and his few cohorts attempt to demean LCSD’s Superintendent Dr. Vallely and to diminish the academic proficiency achieved in the past decade by administrators and teachers, the district will hold a budget voting process on Tuesday, May 15th which allows its residents an opportunity to vote the budget up or down.
IMO it is a referendum as well on well the district is performing in educating our children, in providing them a safe environment and whether the product it is putting out is worth supporting financially.
No one likes a tax increase of any amount – especially individuals/families with low incomes, retirees and the disabled on fixed incomes, and individuals and families never having children attend school. Some in this group will choose to vote the budget down.
Others will look beyond all the petty, unfounded crap that Sojka and others post and see the value in giving children the best opportunity to get a good education and to succeed later in life. Had Mr. Sojka remained at the budget presentation or attended the budget work sessions he would well understand where and why the budget increase is justified.
If the budget is voted down Tuesday (which I am certain it will not be) Mr. Sojka will be gloating as he has had a hand in denigrating LCSD. Such reason for gloating I can do without!
Lee, I have seen you attack Ron Ruffino and Supervisor Giza over the audit reports of wasting Millions of Lancaster residents tax dollars on The Colecraft snafu.The NYS comptrollers audit of the Lancaster school district states WE Lancaster residents are over taxed and deserve a tax cut.That Lancaster has excess money in the reserve funds.
Readers exercise your right to vote which ever way you want.
Lee, In the past I have witnessed you become disheveled at little trinkets in the town budget approx. 37 million. But you give the Lancaster school budget of approx. 107 million a free pass .
When your nearing the max in your reserve account, open a new reserve account. The Lancaster shell game.
Lee, stock up on the Valium and anti depressants because mandatory garbage totes are coming very soon and the cost will be added to your tax bill.
In the words of a wise accountant I know and respect. Figures do not lie,but liars can figure.
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