Parents have new tool to help choose among MPS schools

Dani McClain:

Olusanya is one of thousands of parents scrambling to find good school fits for their families during MPS' three-week enrollment period, through next Friday.

A new tool in the search this year is the Milwaukee School Chooser, a 100-plus-page directory of MPS schools and charters, independent charters and private schools, published this month by the local affiliate of the San Francisco-based Great Schools organization.

Milwaukee is at the front of the national conversation about parental choices largely because of its charter schools and the Milwaukee Parental Choice voucher program, said Jodi Goldberg, who directs Great Schools' local office, which opened in November.

"It seemed like a great opportunity to come in and work on behalf of parents so that no matter what their needs are, they know what's available to them," said Goldberg, a longtime Milwaukee education activist who is married to MPS School Board member Danny Goldberg.

Great Schools' efforts in Milwaukee are funded by the Walton Family, Joyce and Robertson foundations.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 19, 2008 10:19 AM
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