Education Roundup: Was One of America's Best High Schools Ruined By the Principal?
December 9, 2011 RSS Feed PrintWelcome to the new High School Notes weekly roundup of education news. Every Friday, you'll find out what's making headlines around the Web.
School administration
During Valerie Reidy's first 10 years as principal of Bronx High School of Science, dozens of teachers quit or were forced out as she placed a larger emphasis on testing. Meanwhile, the number of students taking—and passing—Advanced Placement tests has increased during her tenure, yet disgruntled former teachers say she belittled them and changed their proven teaching methods. New York Magazine's interesting