Parent-Teacher Conferences

by | Sep 10, 2018 | Communication, Parenting

Parent-Teacher Conferences As we move into September, it will soon be time for Parent-Teacher Conferences at schools across the country.  This important school-hosted event is an optimal time for getting to know your child’s teachers and meeting other parents...

Parenting Styles: Which is Right?

by | Sep 7, 2018 | Parenting

Parenting Styles: Which is Right? I like to compare parenting styles to leadership because parenting is an advanced form of leadership, to be sure. Influential leaders I have worked with could shift their leadership style depending on the person, situation, and group...

Charter School or Public School?

by | Sep 5, 2018 | Parenting

Charter School or Public School? You are deciding where to best place your child is difficult today with all of the choices.  Let’s take a quick look at some of the considerations that may affect your choice, in no particular order, although I would certainly...

Charter Schools: Are They More Effective?

by | Sep 3, 2018 | Parenting

Charter Schools:  Are They More Effective? – Part 7/7 There is a lot of debate surrounding whether charter schools are more effective than traditional public schools.  The answer to the question depends on who you are asking and partly due to the complex...

Charter Schools: Pro or Con?

by | Aug 31, 2018 | Parenting

Charter Schools:  Pro or Con? Part 6 Charter schools got their traction from being more inventive or creative in their approach to education than their counterparts in public education.  They have a more relaxed regulation in many states and school districts, which...

Charter Schools: Public or Private?

by | Aug 29, 2018 | Parenting

Charter Schools: Public or Private–Part 5 The short answer here is that it depends.  It depends on your definition of public or private.  Charter schools do not have an elected school board like a public school district has.  Nor do they have to accept all...

How Are Charter Schools Funded?

by | Aug 27, 2018 | Parenting

How Are Charter Schools Funded? — Part 4 In general, charter schools receive money from the state and the local school district based on the number of students.  All schools/districts/charters receive additional money from the federal government for the special...

Charter Schools: Part 3

by | Aug 24, 2018 | Parenting

Parenting on Purpose:  Charter Schools, Part 3 In our seven-part series, we have been taking a closer look at charter schools.  We discussed How They Work in Part 1 and Who Runs Them?  in Part 2.  In this part, we will look at, Are Charter Schools Non-profit? The...

Charter Schools: Pt. 2

by | Aug 22, 2018 | Parenting

Parenting on Purpose:  Charter Schools-Part 2 We talked in the last blog post about charter schools and how they work.  In Part 2, we will talk about who exactly runs them? Charter schools have a principal and a leadership team, like public schools.  They also have a...