"Math is the gatekeeper to the academic track," says Stewart.

"I couldn't choose between hardware and software," he said of his dual academic track.

Then, after 22 years on the academic fast track, he quit - at age 37.

Details are differentiated for students in different streams, or academic tracks.

"We had expected that all of the kids in the top quartile would be from the academic tracks."

Many different academic tracks are offered for students to meet their needs.

She insisted that her son be allowed to take Latin, and this step put him securely on the academic track.

Students are placed in vocational, general, or academic tracks based on test scores.

This proved that students who were put on academic track excelled in sports too.

Because his English was poor, he was sent to woodworking class instead of being put on an academic track.