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Model Schools.
14 Academies That Teach
Over a period of a year, The American Enterprise sent its reporters to visit schools all across America. We assessed suburban magnets, gritty inner-city public schools, Catholic, Jewish, and evangelical Protestant religious facilities, New England boarding schools, military establishments, brand new charter schools, and age-old private academies.
Their educational methods and student populations vary enormously, but each of the institutions profiled below has fascinating things teach our nation as we struggle to improve our too-often mediocre and sometimes abysmal schools.
Our reporters were Martin Woostel, Eli Lehrer, Naomi Schaefer, Evan Gahr, Scott Walter, Andy Thomas, and Bob Sale. Here are their dispatches.
Townsend Harris High School
Queens, New York
It was one of Fiorello LaGuardia's famous mistakes.
- JAPANESE DELEGATION VISITS CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK'STO HONOR TOWNSEND HARRIS
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News July 13, 2009 700+ words
...The City University of New York's City College of New York issued the following news release...pilgrimage to The City College of New York (CCNY) Wednesday, July 15, to honor CCNY's founder Townsend Harris, who opened the first U...
- "READER'S DIGEST" EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JACKIE LEO IS THE TOAST OF THE "CITY".(City...
- Newspaper article from: Media Industry Newsletter December 9, 2002 700+ words
City College of New York, that is, as alumna Leo was among the 2002 recipients of the Townsend Harris Medal (presented last month). Leo...Higgins Clark in the Rainbow Room atop New York's Rockefeller Center. [Copyright...
- Local Business Leader Recognized for Contributions to the Community; Bert...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 13, 2006 700+ words
...been awarded the Townsend Harris Medal for 2005...City College of New York (CCNY). Mr...21st Century by New York State Senate Majority...recommendation of New York State Senator Kemp...CCNY awards the Townsend Harris Medal to graduates...
- Townsend Harris [or William E. Curtis?]
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
- SCA breaks ground for first new high school: $70 million school in Queens. (New...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 4, 1990 700+ words
...Thacker Engineering of New York, which is the construction manager. The new Townsend Harris High School was designed...Interior Designers of New York. The first phase...of 1994. Although Townsend Harris is a New York City public school...
- The New York Times Presents Second Series of College Preparatory Workshops.
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 16, 2006 700+ words
...moderated by a New York Times representative...19, 7 p.m., Townsend Harris High School, Flushing...Brooklyn "The New York Times believes...closely with The New York Times and our education...from Massapequa, Townsend Harris, Huntington and...
- The New York Times Names Michael Oreskes, Assistant Managing Editor; Jill...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 5, 2000 700+ words
...during and after the New York City newspaper strike, he was a correspondent for New York City's WNET-TV on...of Fame and given the Townsend Harris award for distinguished...has been honored by The New York Press Club for spot news...
- CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK ALUMNI HONOR F. MURRAY ABRAHAM, THEATER FOR NEW CITY...
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 31, 2009 700+ words
...November 4, at The New York Hilton. The award...Association will confer Townsend Harris Medals on seven...meteorologist for "Today in New York" on WNBC-TV and a 2000 Townsend Harris medalist. Ms...234-3000. The New York Hilton is located...
Source: HighBeam Research, Model Schools.