Good School : How Smart Parents Get Their Kids the Education They Deserve

English

ISBN: 0805093532

EAN: 9780805093537

Category: Education / Parent Participation

Publisher: Holt & Company, Henry

Release Date: 08/16/2011

Synopsis: We all know that the quality of education served up to our children in U.S. schools ranges from outstanding to shockingly inadequate. How can parents tell the difference? And how do they make sure their kids get whats best? Even the most involved and informed parents can feel overwhelmed and confused when making important decisions about their childs education. And the scary truth is that evaluating a school based on test scores and college admissions data is like selecting a car based on the color of its paint. Synthesizing cutting-edge research and firsthand reporting, Peg Tyre offers parents far smarter and more sophisticated ways to assess a classroom and decide if the school and the teacher have the right stuff. Passionate and persuasive, The Good Schoolempowers parents to make sense of headlines; constructively engage teachers, administrators, and school boards; and figure out the best option for their child - be that a local public school, a magnet program, a charter school, homeschooling, parochial, or private.

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Good School : How Smart Parents Get Their Kids the Education They Deserve

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.96 inches

Width: 6.46 inches

Length: 9.49 inches

Weight: 16.23 oz

Pages: 256