On Wednesday, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell announced 33 California public schools nominated for the 2011 national Blue Ribbon Schools Program. The list submitted to the U.S. Department of Education had 8 Los Angeles County schools including Long Beach Unified’s California Academy of Mathematics and Science. The 2011 winning schools are scheduled to be announced next September by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
“The schools I have nominated to the U.S. Department of Education have stepped up to the challenge of closing the achievement gap and are deserving of this prestigious national honor,” said O’Connell. “They were selected because of their success over the last five years in increasing the percentage of their students achieving at the proficient and advanced levels in mathematics and English-language arts. I heartily congratulate all those who contributed to this success, including parents, teachers, staff, and administrators and, of course, the students themselves.”
California Academy of Mathematics and Science (CAMS)
The California Academy of Mathematics and Science (CAMS) is a public magnet high school that opened on the California State University at Dominquez Hills campus in 1990. It’s the third best high school in California based on API test scores. The school has one of the highest rates of admission to Stanford and UC campuses and virtually all CAMS graduates go on to college. Most pursue math or science—disciplines that have traditionally been underrepresented among women and some minority groups.
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