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 Eulanda Johnson has one child, Ebony. She attends St. Mary’s Elementary School through the Cleveland Scholarship Program.
"I wanted to buy a home so I had to move to Cleveland where I could afford a home. I ended up sending Ebony to Cleveland Public Schools but it was a disaster."
"I always wanted to send her to private schools but I could never afford it."
"At the public school, I didn’t know my daughter was having problems in social studies until parent/teacher conference time. They called me at my job to tell me that my child was talking. But they couldn’t call me and tell me that my child was having learning problems! They could tell me about her talking but not about her education."
"I was ready to go get a second job to pay for her schooling. My mom was trying to tell me that if I got a second job to help my child, I would be taking time away from my daughter so I would be defeating the purpose."
"When I got the letter saying she got a voucher, I was so happy I didn’t know what to do.
I feel like this is the best thing that ever happened to my child."
"When I got that letter, it was like someone was coming to my rescue."
"Ever since she’s been at St. Mary’s, I haven’t had any problems. The teacher works with me. She sends home notes to let me know how Ebony is doing. It’s up to the teacher and the parent to work together."
"She called me at home to let me know I had a talkative child. She had called before to tell me Ebony had problems with multiplication tables and asked me to work with her with flash cards."
"The teacher even called me back to tell me Ebony is doing much better. Her math has improved. She’s not talking too much. I even got a note home telling me how her grades were looking. I want to know so we can work together to get those grades up."
"I just want my child to have a good education. I don’t think that’s asking for too much."
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