Posts Tagged ‘rankings’

D.C. Public Charter Schools Ranked

Today the District released rankings of the 71 public charter school campuses in the city—not including adult- and disabled-serving schools. According to the Post: "Schools that win top-ranking are exempt from further in-depth monitoring by charter board staff. Officials said Tier III schools will get additional scrutiny, including consideration for possible closure by the board."
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Another Day, Another Study: D.C. Has Courteous Drivers!

So, as we all know right now, the Bay Bridge in Maryland is one of the most "scary" bridges in all the world. That was according to a survey by Travel & Leisure magazine.
So what's the next fun ranking/list/survey that gives us a snapshot of where we live? According to WTOP, there's something called the [...]

#Amazonfail: Rankings Now Homophobic?

In light of Vertigo Books' announced closing, there was some disturbing bit of corporate nonsense going on at Amazon.com this weekend. [Every blog post on this subject will probably start with, "Twitter was all over the news that..."]. Apparently, the online bookstore began removing the rankings of gay-themed books. The company replied that it tries [...]