{"id":625,"date":"2009-06-01T21:41:05","date_gmt":"2009-06-02T02:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=625"},"modified":"2016-10-12T12:04:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T16:04:02","slug":"moving-this-summer-tips-for-selecting-the-right-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/moving-this-summer-tips-for-selecting-the-right-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving This Summer?  Tips for Selecting the Right School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Moving%20This%20Summer%3F%20%20Tips%20for%20Selecting%20the%20Right%20School\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px; float: center;\" title=\"Family moving boxes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/bs\/moving.family.boxes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"320\" \/>If you plan to move or change schools, you need to get reliable information about the schools you are considering.<\/p>\n<p>These websites will help:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Great Schools<\/span><\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.net\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Great Schools<\/span><\/a> is an independent, non-profit organization that provides parents with information and tools to choose schools and support their children&#8217;s education. Great Schools has information about public schools, private schools, charter schools, home schools, No Child Left Behind, and school choice options.<\/p>\n<p>These articles will help you make wise decisions when you select a school in a new community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/articles\/choosing-a-school\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Choosing a School<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/articles\/choosing-a-school\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/articles\/choosing-a-school\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.net\/content\/schoolChoiceCenter.page\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Find a School Skills<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/category\/find-a-school-skills\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/category\/find-a-school-skills\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/articles\/considering-your-childs-needs\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Choosing a School: Considering Your Child&#8217;s Needs<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/articles\/considering-your-childs-needs\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/gk\/articles\/considering-your-childs-needs\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go to your state to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/north-carolina\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&#8220;Find a school&#8221;<\/span><\/a> (NC for example) and compare different schools in a county or city: <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/north-carolina\/\">http:\/\/www.greatschools.org\/north-carolina\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>Military Families<\/p>\n<p>School Questions: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militaryonesource.mil\/news\/1\/2016\/august?content_id=293012\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">MilitaryOneSource Educational Consultants<\/span><\/a> Can Help<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.militaryonesource.mil\/news\/1\/2016\/august?content_id=293012\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.militaryonesource.mil\/news\/1\/2016\/august?content_id=293012<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolquest.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">School Quest<\/span><\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarychild.org\/military-parent\/schoolquest\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Military Child Education Coalition<\/span><\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarychild.org\/navigating-school-moves\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.militarychild.org\/navigating-school-moves<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Easing School Transitions for All Military Families &#8211; Find an Compare Schools.Find State Education resources.<\/p>\n<p>Designed for military families, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolquest.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">SchoolQuest<\/span><\/a> is a safe, secure online resource. 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