Extreme Makeover: Green Schools Edition
Put an environmental spin on your kids' education with these eco-friendly tips for schools.
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Switching your child's school midyear
Six tips for deciding to pull your child out before the school year's over.
How One Mom Transformed Her School
Getting Involved: Anna-Marie Booth founded the Parent Teacher Student Association and raised money to support programs at school.
A school supply list to get you started
Keep this checklist handy to make your back-to-school shopping as easy as A, B, C.
Public vs. private vs. charter schools
In the often overwhelming world of school choice, there are public, private, and charters. How do you decide which type of school is right for your child?
Should I send my child to a private school?
Expensive and elitist? Smaller classrooms and a better education? Maybe, maybe not. Get the lowdown on a private school education.
10 fastest falling California school districts (2012)
The past three years have been tough for these 10 school districts, which have seen their test scores and GreatSchools Ratings fall faster than any other district in the state.
How to improve your school's lunch program
Tired of seeing chicken nuggets, tater tots, and chocolate milk on the school lunch menu? Here are seven simple steps to give your school cafeteria a healthy makeover.
Facts (and fiction) about school test scores
They're never the whole story, but test scores do offer important information about a school. If you know how to dig deeper.
How we calculated these lists: 2012 test score trends using GreatSchools Ratings for California public schools
Have you seen our lists of most improved elementary, middle, and high schools for 2012? How about the top scoring, bottom scoring, most improved, and fastest falling school districts? Here's how we calculated these lists.
