Considering a move into a new community with your darling kids? Well, before making the jump, the little voice in your head should recommend that you study up on the school district's test scores to see how they stack up.
My Tech Opinion, the online home of Real Estate blogger and former teacher Reggie Nicolay, points to 3 sites aimed at reporting school test scores to help ensure that your upgrade to a new home doesn't mean downgrading the kids education.
"Let’s face it; when it comes to real estate, buyers with school-age children want homes in nice neighborhoods with great schools. We all want the best for our kids. But how do you really know that the school is “great” and what is really best for our kids?"
Specifically, Part 1 of his 2 part series mentions Greatschools.net, Schoolmatters.com. and Schoolwisepress.com. Now I am not the judge and jury on this but after a look around at the three sites, I am partial to Great Schools. Their site is very easy to navigate, has nice large fonts and um, a couple thousand articles and tips for parents.
