The Hudson Valley’s Top Private High Schools and Programs in 2014

The U.S. education system seems to be in the news almost every week — and it’s not always positive. Here in New York State, for instance, new curriculum standards have many parents — and teachers — in an uproar. But look past the headlines, and you’ll find that the Valley is home to a pair of top-flight teachers, one of the nation’s only for-credit robotics courses, a teaching zoo, and innovative partnerships between schools and businesses that put students on the fast track to employment. 

	32 Top Hudson Valley Private Schools in 2014 See which Hudson Valley private schools made the grade in 2014
	Colleen Bucci, Master Teacher at FDR High School, Hyde Park Meet one of the Valley’s top teachers in 2014
	Lisa Reece, STEM Program Innovator at Warwick Valley High School, Warwick Meet one of the Valley’s top teachers in 2014
	Robotics Program, Oakwood Friends School, Poughkeepsie One of the Valley’s top educational programs in 2014
	Smart Scholars Early College High School Program One of the Valley’s top educational programs in 2014
	Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) Early College High School Program One of the Valley’s top educational programs in 2014
	Mandarin Language Class at Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling One of the Valley’s top educational programs in 2014
	Trevor Zoo Program at Millbrook School, Millbrook One of the Valley’s top educational programs in 2014
	Common Core and Race to the Top Programs A testy situation: New state and federal programs have parents and educators up in arms. PLUS: See which local schools have opted out of these programs