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“My goal has always been [to] expand learning to happen not just in the classroom, but at home or wherever students are,” said Ted Kim, a science teacher at UC San Diego’s The Preuss School.
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Several county schools were among those earning recognition in the state’s Civic Learning Awards, which honor achievements in civic engagement in the classroom.
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond co-sponsor the award program, now in its ninth year. They hosted a virtual meeting with the top schools recently.
“I’m so proud of these schools for keeping students engaged in civic learning during a pandemic, especially as our country grapples with serious social and civic conversations and actions that can reimagine governance at all levels,” Thurmond said in a statement.
Cloud Campus in the Encinitas Union School District was among 32 California schools to receive the top-level Civic Learning Award of Excellence. Cloud Campus is a distance-learning option that integrates civics lessons into elementary classrooms. It was offered in 2020 to 430 students. The children participated remotely in activities, including a mo
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More than 100 California high schools were ranked top schools by U.S. News and World Report. (Shutterstock)
CALIFORNIA Thousands of public California high schools have been ranked by U.S. News and World Report in the publication s latest analysis of upper school education in the United States, revealing the top schools across the state and beyond.
This year s Best High Schools list ranks more than 24,000 public high schools throughout the country.
Here s where the top 100 California schools ranked among others in the U.S.
(first number is ranking in California, second number is national ranking):
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See how AHS stacks up against schools in the country, state, and region. (Google Maps)
AGOURA HILLS, CA Agoura High School has been named one of the best high schools in the United States, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
This year s list ranks more than 17,800 public high schools throughout the country.
Among those schools, AHS was ranked 3,976. AHS was also ranked 602nd out of 1675 schools listed in California, and 253rd out of 500 schools in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area.
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