Parents sharing the process of searching for a school in Greater Philadelphia. What kind of school are you looking for? Charter, public, private, city, suburban?
Great teachers, great resources, great parents. 
Over the last last year an a half blogging here, I have been treated to numerous anecdotes from readers and several news stories about parents taking matters into their own hands to improve their public schools. Now Cook-Wissahickon is getting into the act.
Bache-Martin is on the right path and will soon be among the city's best. I hope more Fairmount parents will take a chance on this school--having involved neighborhood support will only help the school. 
Find out why one family chose Friends Select over Independence Charter School, Folk Arts Cultural Treasures Charter School, Russell Byers Charter School, and Bache Martin
My local catchment school Jenks isn't the only Philadelphia public school with parents pushing to make it more of a neighborhood school. Bache-Martin is doing the same thing. While Jenks has included prospective parent's teas and distributed lawn signs in their efforts to spread the word. The "Neighborhood Parents for Bache-Martin" organization has
Len Lipkin
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