Do Science Specialty Schools Work?
Do Science Specialty Schools Work? Saturday January 24, 2009#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)Recent findings from the University of Buckingham, reported by the BBC, indicate that England’s science specialty schools may not really help students specialize in science. Specifically, the report indicates that students at music schools may actually do better (although the number of music schools in the study is small, which may mean there’s a selection bias that skews the results). One commentary on the PhysicsWorld blog brings up the idea that music schools, presumably, select students who have mastered musical instruments. In return, the science schools seem to have no real filter on the students who are admitted, which could result in the discrepancies. The government of England is, of course, continuing to praise t
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