Talking about Quality: Tips from Teachers

By Jon Greenberg on Friday, August 31, 2001.

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Any parent who has tried to find a good school knows that it can be difficult to judge a school’s quality before the fact.
NHPR's Jon Greenberg met with half a dozen teachers last month. One topic on the agenda was what they rely on to evaluate a school. See the 9 tips they offer at our Quality Schools Issue Brief.

ANY PARENT WHO HAS TRIED TO FIND A GOOD SCHOOL KNOWS THAT IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO JUDGE A SCHOOL’S QUALITY BEFORE THE FACT.
SOMETIMES THE SCHOOLS WITH THE BEST BUILDINGS DON'T HAVE THE BEST TEACHERS.
AND TEST SCORES MIGHT NOT TELL YOU MUCH ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE YOUR CHILD WILL HAVE.
NHPR'S JON GREENBERG MET WITH HALF A DOZEN TEACHERS LAST MONTH.
ONE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA WAS WHAT THEY RELY ON TO EVALUATE A SCHOOL.
IN OUR FINAL SEGMENT IN THIS WEEK'S SERIES, THE TEACHERS SUGGEST TO PARENTS WHAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT.

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BACK ANNOUNCE:
WE HEARD FROM KRISTEN SULLIVAN FROM STRATHAM, ANN SMITH FROM LACONIA HIGH SCHOOL, KERSTIN ROSSELL FROM EPPING ELEMENTARY, AND LYNN EMERY FROM LANCASTER.
THEY WERE TALKING WITH NHPR'S JON GREENBERG.
YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF THE TOP SEVEN ITEMS TO JUDGE A SCHOOL.
JUST GO TO OUR WEB SITE AT www.nhpr.org.
AND WHILE YOU'RE THERE, GIVE US YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT STORIES WE OUGHT TO DO NEXT ON SCHOOLS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.