Blacks represent 8.8 percent of seniors at public high schools in the state, Mr. Rosa said. (edweek.org)
Amistad is the top ranked public high school in the state, and the only Connecticut school among the top 100 nationwide, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2017 rankings. (necharters.org)
It also came on the heels of the very first charter educator being named 2017's National Teacher of the Year, as well as a public charter high school, Amistad Academy in New Haven, being recognized as the No. 1 public high school in the state of Connecticut by U.S. News & World Report. (extracreditblog.org)