Academics
Since opening, Dunbar has averaged more than 51 National Merit Semifinalists a year, with 250 in the last four years. PLD also ranks consistently as one of Kentucky's top high schools in terms of scores in the statewide testing program, CATS (Commonwealth Accountability Testing System). In 2007 P.L.D. became the first school in the Fayette County Public High Schools to score an average of 99 on the CATS tests. Of the Class of 2008, 95% continued on to four-year colleges or universities, with another 1% attending two-year colleges or technical schools. As of 2009, Dunbar offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in forty subject areas.
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“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)
“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)