Parenting Styles: Which is Right?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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...