https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/28/do-we-need-more-elite-high-schools/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:15:07 -0400<![CDATA[Slightly more than half the schools and two-thirds of the students are in large cities, with a skewing toward the Northeast that modifies the national averages. “In New York, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia, black and Hispanic students are underrepresented . . . while white and Asian students are significantly overrepresented,” write Finn and Hockett. These high schools may act “as a kind of refuge from . . . less desirable schools” for many white and Asian students.]]>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:50:52 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/28/do-we-need-more-elite-high-schools-n98666