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U.S. News & World Report used data from the Nevada Department of Education to rank the best charter schools in the country. American media companies are based on six factors: college readiness, proficiency on state assessments, performance on state assessments, performance of underserved students, breadth of college curriculum, and graduation rates. A ranking was created. This was the same methodology used for U.S. News’ high school rankings list.Arizona far outperformed other states in the charter school field, taking seven of the top 10 states in the U.S. News rankings. However, Arizona has far more charter schools than other states. For…

Trenton has been named the best place to retire in New Jersey, according to a recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The capital city also ranks 143rd on the list of best retirement destinations nationwide.Trenton was the only spot in New Jersey to make the top 150 on U.S. News & World Report’s list.Trenton’s affordability and amenities contributed to its strong reputation. The median home price in the city is $126,712 and the median monthly rent is $1,263. With a population of 106,290, Trenton has a small-city feel and access to cultural and historical landmarks.The city’s median household…

U.S. News & World Report’s recently released 2025 list of top public elementary schools once again ranks Barack Obama Magnet School No. 1 in the state.Jackson School received an overall score of 100 out of 100. The rankings were determined using publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. This year’s list marks the fourth time since 2017 that the school has been ranked No. 1 in the state.The study did not rank elementary schools nationally, but by state and by individual school district.top 10Below are the top 10 public elementary schools in Mississippi for 2025, according to U.S.…

It’s been a few weeks since the election, and honestly, the reactions to it are starting to get boring. So let’s skip to the main topic of this column. As we head into the holiday season and the new Trump administration, it’s perfectly fine for people to block each other on social media and cut each other off in real life. More than that, it makes perfect sense and I stand by it. It’s also long past time for people to abandon X, formerly known as Twitter. They’re not running away to some scary “safe place.” They are running for…

U.S. News & World Report recently released its 2025 rankings of the top public middle schools in each state.The study did not rank middle schools nationally, but by state and by individual school district.Of the top 10, only one Jackson-area middle school was selected. The Hattiesburg area also had only one middle school in the top 10 statewide.top 10Below are the top 10 middle schools in Mississippi for 2025, according to U.S. News and World Report.North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School, Harrison County School District, Biloxi West Union Attendance Center, Union County School District, Myrtle Hernando Middle School, DeSoto County…

The national magazine confirmed what Neapolitans already knew: Naples is the best place to live in the United States.Naples was ranked No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 ranking of 150 major cities as the Best Places to Live. Fort Myers ranked in the top 40.Why Naples was named America’s top cityU.S. News, considered the world’s leading authority on rankings and consumer advice, says that in order to make it to the top of the list, a location must be “valuable, a desirable place to live, have a strong job market and a high-quality workforce.” is necessary.” life.…

Beaverton International School has been named the best public high school in Oregon, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 rankings.In an analysis of 25,000 public high schools nationwide, 348 schools ranked in Oregon.High schools were evaluated on college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rates.”These are combined with district- and state-level statistics, information on each school’s student population and enrollment, Title I status, and other distinguishing characteristics for comparative purposes,” the report states.Click here to learn about U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 ranking methodology.According to U.S. News &…

Each week during the school year, the Naples Daily News will select players who stood out from the previous week based on a combination of coaches reports and school nominations sent to sports@naplesnews.com and our own coverage. These athletes will be voted on every Monday on naplesnews.com, and readers can vote for who they think worked the hardest. Winners of the Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week voting sponsored by Elevate Home Services will receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by USA Today High School Sports Awards. To learn more about the winners,…

The News-Press selects players who stood out over the past week based on a combination of coaches’ reports and school recommendations sent to sports@news-press.com and our own coverage. These athletes take part in a poll every Monday on news-press.com where readers can vote for the athlete they think did the best job. The winner of “The News-Press Athlete of the Week” voting sponsored by Elevate Home Services will receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by USA Today High School Sports Awards. To learn more about the winners, The News-Press will conduct a Q&A session…

Avoid talking about politics at the Thanksgiving table this year. Ask each guest to tell about a random act of kindness they received from a stranger. Telling about this experience sets the stage. In 1995, I moved to Phoenix and needed cheap wheels, so I bought a used Ford Escort with 50,000 miles on it from a rental car company. One day, as I was cruising south on Tempe’s busy Priest Drive, my car stopped without warning. In those days before cell phones, I felt confused, scared, and stuck. Suddenly, the driver of an 18-wheeler from a major grocery chain…