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?
If you read this blog, you should know that you that you have nothing to worry about. 
Parents that gamble by buying a house in a desirable catchment or forgo the lottery or private school application process could end up out of luck 
'Choice' is a term that makes my blood boil when you have a special son like mine, cause it only existent to the extent you want to play roulette with your child's education. I played. 
A couple of weeks ago, I took my son to a birthday party for a boy he had spent his entire preschool life with. Ho-hum, another kids birthday party. Except for one thing. 
I never looked at the huge negative of not choosing a neighborhood school--an extra commute. 
For many of you, today was the day. Who wants to share their first day of kindergarten stories? 
I named this blog "Search" instead of "Choice" for a reason. To many, probably most Philadelphia families out there, school choice is an illusion. 
Len Lipkin
PSS Community
