"In a ceremony at the Towson Courthouse, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and BCPS Superintendent Dr. S. Dallas Dance honored faculty, student and parent representatives from each of the 13 BCPS high schools ranked among the nation's best by Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report and the Washington Post. Rankings from these national publications are based on such criteria as student's college readiness, performance on state assessments, academic rigor, and other weighted data."