Houston Schools families who have children who are identified as gifted or talented academically face unique problems. The biggest one is ensuring that the child in question is being adequately challenged, without suffering burn-out. Im bored is one of those phrases that all parents hate hearing. I mean really hate. Its frustrating for a parent to be relied upon for entertaining and keeping the child busy, especially when that child is of school-age. By the time they …
How Are Schools Ranking For Gen Interest Deterimined
Imagine you are about to make a move. Your employer has decided that your skills are needed in another part of the country. What neighborhoods are best? What kinds of schools serve the communities you are considering? How do you find out? One option is to research school rankings for gen interest; this way, youll be armed with valuable, consistent information for the schools you are considering.
How Should Parents Evaluate The Charlotte Schools?
School choice isnt always an easy thing to have. I sometimes wish that my kids were born and raised in one district where we had never had to make the tough decisions about where to live, whether to use the magnet systems, if private schools are worth the money But one thing Ive noticed about the Charlotte Mecklenburg schools system is that there are a lot of northern transplants- like myself. And being a newcomer to the Charlotte Schools, or any other district can be over…
Empowering Parents In The Oklahoma City Schools
Parents in the Oklahoma City Schools face similar challenge to parents around the nation. Preparing children for high stakes testing, trying to balance home and work, and preparing students for independence in a global economy are not small tasks for parents or teachers. What the children of Oklahoma City Schools have in their favor is a local community that is unusually supportive of public education. In 2001 residents voted in an historic bond initiate that used future taxe…
Being An Involved Parent Of A Child In Miami Schools
Being a parent of a school aged child has never been an easy task. And with all the choices facing young people these days, the job is getting even harder. But a new program run by Miami Schools is trying to alleviate some of the burden on parents with a number of programs designed to keep parents informed on some of the most important issues facing young people in the Miami Schools.
Boston Schools Work To Balance Inequalities In Funding
No parent wants their child to have to attend a school that is sub-standard. We all want our children to get the best education they possibly can. Even those who dont have kids in school today are interested in the success of the schools and often get involved in supporting their neighborhood schools. The reality is that not all kids get to attend the top-notch school. Some, many in fact, wind up in schools that are facing issues that make it hard for them to inspire stude…
Changes Are In The Works For Baltimore Schools
Most people would agree that most change is for the better. Leaders of Baltimore County Public Schools hold this belief in relation to improving the 180 schools and 82,000 students they serve. They know that for students and their Baltimore Schools, working to enact change is to the benefit of all since the district is in need of drastic student achievement. A school system that is dire straits, Baltimore Schools are in need of some major overhauling.
Charlotte Schools Encourage Parental Involvement
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools know all about educating students. They know how to efficiently and effectively run a school system. They also know the importance of parental involvement. To that end, they have developed the slogan, What a family DOES matters more than what a family HAS.
Chicago Schools Debate Merits Of Small Schools
Chicago public schools have been going through a transformation designed to take the districts mammoth high schools and turn them into more intimate, student-focused environments. Educators and administrators seem to love the concept. And deep-pocketed philanthropists think its a great idea too. Various groups like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation have invested $26 million to the small schools concept.
Cincinnati Schools Curb Spending
The Superintendent of the Cincinnati Schools recommended a budget for the 2007-2008 school year that is lower than the current budget by about $308 thousand dollars. This budget will mean that the Cincinnati Schools must continue to curb their spending, and direct the majority of the funds towards the educational basics: teachers, supplies and buildings. This budget focuses support on the Cincinnati Schools five year strategic plan. This plan was unanimously approved by the …
Columbus Schools Wont See Vote In 2007
Voters in the Columbus Schools area who were hoping to see a ballot initiative in November will be disappointed. The Campaign for Ohios Future, a group made up of 12 separate educational groups, simply ran out of time to collect all the signatures needed to put their proposal on the 2007 November ballot. Supporters in the Columbus Schools had hoped that the proposal would shift financial obligations from the local community to the state, and improve the quality of public edu…
Community Involvement Important For Portland Schools
Public schools need the support of their communities to succeed. They are, after all, public and open to all. It is our responsibility as members of the community to give whatever help and support we can to our neighborhood schools. No one can argue that receiving such support from both individual citizens as well as businesses and corporations are a hindrance. They enable the school communities to feel that they are a part of the neighborhood they serve, and that they are pa…