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Selective schools in the United States are typically high school level, and are often also specialized schools. In New York, students must take the competitive Specialized High Schools Admissions Test prior to possible admittance to one of the schools. Though many selective schools are of the high school level, there are also schools which provide to lower aged students. One example is the Logan School for Creative Learning in Colorado which admits students 1st-8th grade mainly by IQ testing.
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“The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
“The United States never lost a war or won a conference.”
—Will Rogers (1879–1935)
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—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)
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—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)