[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 2, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E315]
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12TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS HONORED BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD 
                                 REPORT

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 2, 1999

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor five high schools within my 
Congressional district that have been identified as Outstanding High 
Schools by U.S. News and World Report . . . De La Salle Collegiate in 
Warren, Henry Ford II in Sterling Heights, Immaculate Conception 
Ukrainian Catholic in Warren, Troy High School and Troy Athens High 
School in Troy.
  U.S. News & World Report, in conjunction with the National Opinion 
Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, reviewed 1,053 
high schools in six major metropolitan areas and singled out examples 
that can serve as models of excellence for communities across the 
nation. Ninety six schools were cited as examples of outstanding 
institutions where students progress steadily toward high academic 
standards and where every student matters.
  The five schools that were honored shared several key traits 
including high academic standards, a core curriculum, highly qualified 
teachers, strong mentoring for new teachers, partnerships between 
parents and schools, administrators and teachers who know each child 
and high attendance rates.
  Each school also demonstrated high academic achievement as defined by 
the NORC. The NORC's ``value-added approach'' measured each school's 
performance only after taking its students' family circumstances into 
account, thus identifying schools that do an outstanding job with the 
students they have, regardless of their socio-economic background.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring these five 
schools, De La Salle Collegiate, Henry Ford II, Immaculate Conception 
Ukrainian Catholic, Troy High School and Troy Athens High School and to 
congratulate their administrators, faculty, students and parents for 
their dedication and hard work. I wish them continued success as they 
continue to take care of our nation's greatest asset, our young people.

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