Raising Awareness for Educational Options Because Every Child Deserves a High Quality Education
Here’s a great way to recognize a top performing elementary and/or secondary teacher who works in the public schools of choice such as an online school, charter school, or magnet school. It’s important to acknowledge and recognize those teachers who go above and beyond and make a difference in the life of a student. Check [...]
Can you believe it’s already March?! We are nearing the end of the 2011-12 school year and right now is the time to be checking out and looking into what school your child will be attending for the 2012-13 school year. If it’s your neighborhood school that your child will attend, then now is a [...]
Last Thursday and Friday I attended The Colorado League of Charter Schools 17th Annual Charter Schools Conference. I’ve been attending the League’s annual conference for many years now and I have to say that each and every year they get better and better. This year’s conference was simply outstanding! Some background about this conference taken [...]
Chief Goku C, aka my son, shares his viewpoint of this outstanding 80-minute documentary about public education and the controversy surrounding traditional public schools and public charter schools in our nation. Harlem Success Academy “Giving Every Child A Chance To Succeed” The Lottery Post: The Lottery is a documentary that follows the lives of four [...]
Charter Schools: The Ultimate Handbook for Parents by Karin Piper. What a wonderful way to wrap up sharing about charter schools. I actually posted this book review several months back; it is such a great read for parents, I had to share it again. What is the difference between a charter school mom and a pit bull? (Piper [...]
Thanks again to Doug Hering of Charter School Insights for sharing some great information yesterday about charter schools. If you are considering enrolling your child in a charter school, think about where the school is located and if it is a reasonable distance from your home. Then plan a visit to the school, meet the [...]
What are charter schools and does a charter school provide something more than a traditional neighborhood public school? Why would a parent want to look any further than their nearest traditional public school anyway? For some time now I have been reading the Charter School Insights blog written by Doug Hering and Peter Hilts. Charter [...]
It’s the 25th and final season of the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah also brings the Angel Network to a close. Oprah’s Angel Network Finale gives something to Charter School Networks so they can give to the children of their schools. Check out this 2-minute video. Congratulations to these awesome Charter Schools! Aspire Public Schools Denver School of Science and [...]
Yesterday, The Colorado League of Charter Schools (CLCS) sponsored a Charter Schools Rally on the West Steps of the Colorado State Capitol. It was an AMAZING rally with an ‘ALL About the Kids’ focus. Colorado has 160 plus charter schools, approximately 66,000 charter school students, and over 40,000 Colorado students on waiting lists to enroll [...]
“What is the difference between a charter school mom and a pit bull? (Piper 65)” Are you weighing the options for public schools? Trying to decide if a charter school might be a good fit for your child? Get all of the answers to these questions by reading Charter Schools: The Ultimate Handbook for Parents [...]
Choice in Education. I’ve shared lots about The Virtual World of Education, otherwise known as public online schools, but there are other school choice options available. Years ago, we didn’t have the educational options that are available to us today. Traditional neighborhood public schools are probably the schools that we are all most familiar with, [...]
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