"Donna Metler" wrote in message ...
"Mike Jones" wrote in message
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I'm always thinking about my kids' education. I worry about how well
they are being taught, but I don't have the money for fancy private
schools. Then, I read and heard that it may be possible for me to have
a greater selection of schools for my kids than I now have. Does
anyone know much about this?

In most large school districts, there are mechanisms which allow you to
transfer your child to a school outside your local attendance area, if
you're willing to transport them there. In addition, many school districts
have optional or magnet schools which are open to all students in the city,
but they have to meet the criteria. Depending on where you live, charter
schools may also be an option.

Finally, if your child attends a child considered to be "low performing",
the district must allow you to transfer to another school or pay for after
school tutoring.

After seeing information about vouchers in the news, and parents being
able to use vouchers to pick a school for their kids, I now wonder
whether I could use these special programs. Can't my kids have this
opportunity? So, I want to tell others who may be in the same spot
that I am that I'm going to look into how I can get vouchers for my
kids. There's a website that has a lot of good information about
options for parents like me and if you're interested, you should check
it out: www.iEdx.org.