Parent Leader: Word-of-mouth choices

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Word-of-mouth choices

Interesting article about how parents choose schools in Milwaukee, which has one of the largest choice programs in the country: gut instinct and word of mouth typically trump extensive research. Part of a 7-part series by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on choice.

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