We recognize the importance of education, but what many may not recognize is the importance of certain skills and habits that are not commonly taught in to
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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 woul
Read MoreLearning From a Charter School Turnaround in Memphis
Sometimes the best way to get the hang something tricky is to learn from others’ experiences. As National School Choice Week wraps up, I recommend listenin
Read MoreThank You, Mom and School Choice, for Saving Me From Ninth Grade
From preschool till my freshman year of high school, my grandma and I would commute about 30-40 minutes each day to a different city so I would be able to
Read MoreStudent Praise for a Chicago High School Where Everybody Knows Your Name
When you go to school, you should never feel like just another seat in the class. Everyone in the school should know you by name—not just the teachers, but
Read MoreHow My School Helped Me Get Straight A’s, Lose Weight, and Forgive My Drug-Addict Birth Mom
Perspectives Charter School isn’t just a school for me. It has given me the foundation to open up my heart. It turned me into a straight-A student, helped
Read MoreGetting the PARCC Conversation Out of ‘Park’
We’ve finally started to receive our student-level results here in Colorado from the first year of PARCC tests, which were given way back in the halcyon da
Read MoreDon’t Forget, #SchoolChoice Belongs to the Parents
As a parent of eight scholars, I have been part of the charter community for nearly 17 years in Chicago. I have had eight children in four different school
Read MoreDon’t Let the Party Poopers Ruin Your #SchoolChoiceWeek
It’s National School Choice Week, an annual celebration of all the forms of school choice. More than 16,000 separate events will take place as families, st
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