In the 7+ years I lived in Houston, I was under the impression that the many charter schools were open to any Houston residents, albeit many were lottery-based. I thought this was consistent with most of Texas as well.
Now that I have young school-aged kids, and thus many of my social circles also have similarly-aged children, I have noti…
In the 7+ years I lived in Houston, I was under the impression that the many charter schools were open to any Houston residents, albeit many were lottery-based. I thought this was consistent with most of Texas as well.
Now that I have young school-aged kids, and thus many of my social circles also have similarly-aged children, I have noticed that most of them mostly look for "vibes", safety, bullying policies, woke/anti-woke, and extra-curricular features, versus test scores, graduation rates, etc... I think there's a general decline in academic interest in schools across parents of most developed countries, including myself.
When I look at schools, I consider "would I want to have these parents over for dinner?" test the most. I think this is the best and simplest criteria!
In the 7+ years I lived in Houston, I was under the impression that the many charter schools were open to any Houston residents, albeit many were lottery-based. I thought this was consistent with most of Texas as well.
Now that I have young school-aged kids, and thus many of my social circles also have similarly-aged children, I have noticed that most of them mostly look for "vibes", safety, bullying policies, woke/anti-woke, and extra-curricular features, versus test scores, graduation rates, etc... I think there's a general decline in academic interest in schools across parents of most developed countries, including myself.
When I look at schools, I consider "would I want to have these parents over for dinner?" test the most. I think this is the best and simplest criteria!