What makes a school great?
Great teachers? Skilled administrators? Cooperative parents? While all of these factors matter, the fact is that schools are ranked by student performance. Great students make great schools.
This is why administrators spend a great deal of time and energy deciding who gets to benefit from their institution’s resources and talent. Schools that choose their students have a powerful incentive to choose wisely. Knowing the type of academic environment you want to create is half of the problem solved. This knowledge he...