[Ohiogift] What do parents want?

[Margaret DeLacy]

Friends:

Below is a link to and excerpt from a story that appeared in Education Week today and a link to and excerpt from the study it describes.

Parents Favor 'Niche' Schools, Fordham Institute Market Study Finds
By Karla Scoon Reid on August 27, 2013 12:07 AM | 2 Comments
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/parentsandthepublic/2013/08/fordham_institute_market_study_finds_parents_favor_niche_schools.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2
A new study released today by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that parents have educational preferences that fall into what it calls "niche" markets ranging from vocational education to multiculturalism.



What Parents Want: Education Preferences and Trade-offs
By Dara Zeehandelaar, Ph.D. , Amber M. Winkler, Ph.D. / August 27, 2013
Foreword by Chester E. Finn, Jr. , Michael J. Petrilli
This groundbreaking study finds that nearly all parents seek schools with a solid core curriculum in reading and math, an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, and the development in students of good study habits, strong critical thinking skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. But some parents also prefer specializations and emphases that are only possible in a system of school choice.
http://www.edexcellence.net/publications/what-parents-want.html