Word: orderers
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...time when many parents despair of their children's learning much of anything in public schools, or even being safe there, the strict moral and religious values, discipline and order that typify Catholic schools seem to have wide appeal. So do the enhanced prospects for students. Nationwide, 83% of the graduates of Catholic high schools go on to two- or four-year colleges, compared with 52% for public school grads. "There's no question that at almost every level, students in parochial schools perform better than those in public schools," says Emily Feistritzer of the National Center for Educational Information...
...women who are less experienced, younger and lower paid than their public school counterparts. And there is the cost. The mean annual tuition for a U.S. Catholic high school comes to $1,680 -- a considerable stretch for many inner-city parents. "They simply do without in order to send the kids here," says Sister Patricia Clune of Atlanta's St. Anthony's School. "We offer a disciplined environment and quality education in the religious setting the parents want...
Almost overnight that local spat found its way onto front pages all across the U.S. The Eastside story -- Clark's battle to restore order in his school -- became a kind of allegory for all the tribulations, dangers and scattered triumphs of cities large and small, where public education is undergoing its most severe challenge. In a country fed up with kids out of control, Clark seems to represent one effort to return to the law-and-order of a more innocent time. In recent weeks the Paterson principal has found himself not only the subject of network news reports...
...headed critics -- and fans -- suggest that the best ( method of evaluating what he or any other educator has done is to look at the achievements of his students. In Clark's case the record is mixed. No question that he cleaned up the graffiti, kicked out the pushers, restored order. But academic triumphs have been more elusive. While math scores are up 6% during Clark's reign, reading scores have barely budged: they remain in the bottom third of the nation's high school seniors. While a few more students are going to college -- 211, up from...
...less vital to their success, in almost every case, has been a bold, enduring principal -- if not a Joe Clark, then a different kind of strong personality with his or her own talents as manager and leader. The best of these leaders are able to maintain or restore order without abandoning the students who are in trouble. They approach their staffs, students, parents and communities with a cooperative rather than a confrontational style. "Every good school has a good principal," insists William Kristol, chief of staff for Secretary Bennett. "He can set the general tone, the spirit, the ethos...