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Parent Grassroots Efforts for Education in Philadelphia [VIDEO]

I thought that I’d share the short talk that I gave at the State of Young Philly event a few months ago (more on that event can be found in my prior post). I spoke about how I started Philly School Search and what I see as the trends for school choice in the region. SoYP was an event sponsered by Young Involved Philly. It was great to be invited to speak, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and getting the chance to meet so many people who are working so hard to improve our schools.

SoYP Education: Len Lipkin

Thanks to the videographer Salas Saraiya for capturing my good side, such as it is.

Get Ready for Kindergarten [VIDEO]

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Here’s a fun bilingual video designed to teach kids and parents what to expect from kindergarten. I posted it last year, but I thought that I’d post again. I showed this to my son (2 weeks away from K!) and he thought that kindergarten looked fun. Even so, he was was most interested in the kid in the incredible hulk t-shirt.

Lehmann Outlines New Approach to Education [Video]

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There were a lot of talks at last years’ TedXPhilly that should be of interest to parents and others interested in education in Philadelphia. I posted a couple (Ted Hauger and Stanford Thompson) back in January, but the one I was most interested in seeing was Chris Lehmann’s. Lehmann is the Principal of Science Leadership Academy, avid twitterer and author of the blog Practical Theory. His talk was posted back in February, but I’m just getting around to sharing it today (sorry!). His talk describes a different approach to education. It’s worth watching and reading his blog post on giving the talk.

Choice Cuts Week Ending 2011-02-11 [Video]

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News items of interest to parents this week, from all over the media.

School voucher debate heats up in Pa. Legislature – Philadelphia Tribune
Charter school conversion plan rankles South Philly parents – WHYY
District finally reveals size of budget gap Philadelphia Public School Notebook: $400 to $500 million or more? Are you kidding me? That’s a huge number and a big error margin!
- The Inquirer’s take from Kristen Graham: Philadelphia Schools Face Painful Cuts
West Oak Lane Charter Gets $16M Expansion

Choice Cuts Week Ending 2011-01-28: No Snow Stories, We Promise

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News items of interest to parents this week, from all over the media.

Voucher bill lists eligible schools | Philadelphia Public School Notebook–144 schools are eligible, including 88 in Philadelphia.
Green Woods Charter School will relocate by 2012. WHYY/Newsworks
How to Choose a School for Your Child, CNN. It turns out school choice angst isn’t just for Philadelphia families. Thanks to my friend Nina for the heads up to this article.
Philly Parents Long Anticipated Date With Ackerman Approaching | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Mark your calendars–1 p.m. Feb. 4 at 440 N. Broad St.
I wrote back in April how, Penn Alexander is a Crapshoot because catchment families are not guaranteed a spot in kindergarten. Well, Monday was kindergarten registration day and parents lined up before mindnight to secure a spot there | 6 ABC [Video]
Second Group of renaissance Schools Announced | The Notebook – The District has announced two new turnaround models and a total of 18 new Renaissance Schools.
Good Morning America featured the story, as did this local news organization in Ohio–Jailed for School Choice: Kelley Williams-Bolar: Jailed for Sending Kids to “White” School District

Hear an interesting story related to school choice in Philadelphia? Let us know.