Parents

It’s That Time: A Back to School Checklist For Parents

The first weeks of the school year are busy, filled with meeting students and learning schedules—and it is the optimal time to set routines for back-to-school success. Setting practices and procedures is critical to ensuring a productive and...

Stories

Diversity

Education Reformers Are Talking About Race and They Should Be

Ed reform circles are getting all worked up about race. Chicago charter parent and educator Marilyn Rhames started the conversation with a modest celebration of the growing diversity in the reform...

School Discipline

Illinois Is Trying Out a New School Discipline Law, But Will It Make Schools Safer?

Perhaps it is to be expected in our politically polarized country, but opinions about the state of discipline in our public schools fall into two fundamentally irreconcilable camps: There is far too...

Charter Schools

Discipline in Charter Schools: There’s More to the Story

This week, the Civil Rights Project at UCLA came out with a report on charter and traditional public schools’ discipline practices. The Civil Rights Project has a track record of being critical of...

Charter Schools

Making the Right Choice for My Son's School

I homeschooled my son Joseph until he was 4 years old. Then I found Legacy Charter School, just by walking down the street. If I hadn’t found Legacy I would still be homeschooling him. I don’t want...

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