(May 20, 2008) University High School, one of the laboratory schools administered by the College of Education, has been named by Newsweek as one of America’s Top Public High Schools. Ranked at 1,098, U-High is the only Illinois high school outside of the Chicago area to make this list. Selection of schools was based on academic rigor calculated by dividing the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests a school gave by the number of seniors who graduated in May or June.Read the Newsweek article, “The Top of the Class.”
The University Laboratory Schools, Thomas Metcalf School and University High School, serve as clinical experience and practice sites for pre-service teachers and experimental teaching activities. The schools provide a “living laboratory” for research and applied practices to improve teaching and other educational practices, as well as a unique educational option for pre-kindergarten through the senior year students in the community. Learn more about the University Laboratory Schools.
