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Public School Choices Guidelines

Public School Choices Guidelines

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Choosing a public school requires many considerations regarding your child and family needs, let us make it easier with our collection of expert advice on public schools! Learn about different types of public schools, what to look for while visiting schools, and why our public education system needs our support.

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Selecting the School That Is Right for Your Child: Consider Your Child and Your Family

Start your search for the best school by thinking about what you want a school to do for your child. Perhaps your child ...

Source: U.S. Department of Education
Charter Schools

In seven short years, the U.S. charter-school movement has produced about 800 schools in 29 states and the District ...

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Selecting the School That Is Right for Your Child: Gather Information About Schools

If you were looking to buy a car, vacuum cleaner, or refrigerator, you could talk to friends and family and find ...

Source: U.S. Department of Education
Selecting the School That Is Right for Your Child: Visit and Observe Schools

Contact the schools you are interested in and make an appointment for a visit. If possible, tour the schools during ...

Source: U.S. Department of Education
The Diversity Debate

Think Brown v. Board of Education settled the school integration issue back in 1954? Not so fast. Last week's U.S. ...

Source: Education.com
IB or Not IB? Is International Baccalaureate Right for Your Child?

International Baccalaureate (IB) started in the 1960s as an attempt to create a high school curriculum that would meet ...

Source: Education.com
Factors Involved in the Slow Death of High Quality Public Education

I seldom watch network television programs. However, I am aware that two shows are particularly popular these days: CSI ...

Source: American Association of School Administrators
Education's Best-kept Secret

Washington Times - No sooner had Mayor Adrian Fenty appointed Michelle Rhee chancellor of D.C. Public Schools than ...

Source: Urban Institute
Alternative Is No Solution

For big-city school superintendents, embracing effective charter schools in their districts makes sense. It gives ...

Source: Economic Policy Institute
Directory of Innovative Schools (Bay Area)

JCC, San Francisco Att: Pam Schneider, Director, 3200 California St., San Francisco, CA 94118 Telephone: 415-292-1282 ...

Source: Innovative Teacher Project

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Design Considerations for Early Education Classrooms

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Why Don't Public Schools Adopt Proven Practices?

Source: Society for Quality Education
What Makes a High School Successful?

Source: Education.com
Changing our thinking on Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Source: Education.com Member Contribution
What Makes a School Effective?

Source: McGraw Hill
Differences Between Junior High and Middle School

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
How Can Student Achievement be Increased?

Source: Society for Quality Education
State Influence Grows as School Boards Come under Fire

Source: McGraw Hill
Important Factors to Consider When Choosing Between a Public and Private School

Source: Education.com Member Contribution
Busting the Myth that Poor, Urban Schools Can't Succeed

Source: Urban Institute

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