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Introduction to the Education Edition
Carnegie Mellon contributed most to the ranking by having top 25 graduate schools in engineering (No. 8 in the nation) and business (No. 18) and for ranking 23rd overall in national universities. Pitt’s contribution was for a top 25 graduate school in medicine (No. 24) and for its inclusion in the second tier of national universities. Duquesne also placed in the second tier, which includes universities ranked 51 to 120. The scoring is based on a point system, devised by the Post-Gazette and U.S. News & World Report, which ranks the schools. Any ranking system collects skeptics, but it is clear that Pittsburgh by any measure is known as a major center of quality universities. This issue, however, mainly looks at the education system in the years before the young scholars head off to college. PG Benchmarks assembled a team of experts who address the topic of how to improve education in this region. Participants in today’s Round Table Discussion are: Jane Burger, director of policy and planning at the Grable Foundation; Helen S. Faison, acting superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools; Peter J. Kountz, president of Shady Side Academy; R. Gerard Longo, superintendent of Quaker Valley School District; and Lauren Resnick, director of the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. With Pittsburgh schools beginning a search process for a new superintendent, we surveyed the central urban districts of the 15 PG Benchmarks regions on their superintendents. The results of that inquiry along with a story by Post-Gazette education writer Carmen Lee. Education writer Eleanor Chute analyzes the results of another 15-city survey. This one looks at many school-quality measures at the central districts in each of the regions. Finally, look at the Benchmarks contest and take a minute to consider communicating to us your best idea for how to improve Oakland, home to the region’s premier educational institutions. We are launching a competition for these ideas and plans. We want those that are both inspired and practical. And the winners will receive an audience with Mayor Murphy. Inside the Education Edition:
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