Always Be Your Best

Always Be Your Best On Friday of this week, I have the opportunity to speak to middle school students and parents for their school’s National Junior Honor Society program.  I choose to talk about “Always Be Your Best.”  I want to tell them how proud...

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...