In this recording, Grace Lee Sawin, founder of Chicago School GPS, discusses elementary school options in Chicago Public Schools with Amy and Sitaara. This recording is the second episode of NPN's podcast, Chicago Style Parenting. It was published on 10/15/24.

 As a self-described “Tiger Mom Lite”, Grace has always felt that the most important role of a parent is to provide the best possible education for her children by putting in all the time and research required to successfully make that happen.  Little did she know HOW MUCH time and research she would have to do in order to get her daughters into a sought-after private Montessori for preschool, then into a well-regarded selective enrollment elementary program followed by a top selective enrollment high school and to an Ivy League university.  Throughout the years, Grace has seen the school choice landscape change in Chicago with more options for all types of students.  She thrives on uncovering these nuggets of wisdom and “hidden” info that others simply don’t have time to discover.  She also is excited to share that info with you as she firmly believes a great education is a right, not a privilege.  It just so happens in Chicago, it’s a “right” that takes an inordinate amount of research.

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