Users can sort schools from best to worst on a variety of criteria.
A new Web site purports to help. The site gives parents key facts, like how far the school is from their home, how students perform on standardized tests and how long the teachers have been in the classroom. One local parent of two elementary school pupils said it takes time and effort to intelligently pick a school. I did a lot of research on my own and it wasn't easy to get the information I was looking for,'' said Evie Conlon, an Air Force reservist who enrolled her children in traditional public schools before settling on a charter school earlier this year. Conlon was one of three Tucson parents asked by the Arizona Daily Star to give the new Web site a try yesterday.