I always knew what high school I was going to attend.

My cousins, Sam and Jerome, and then my brother, Stewart, went to City. I knew I would too.

On Saturday, I walked among the nearly 15,000 parents and children at the Middle and High School Choice Fair at Camden Yards.

Sixty-four public schools made a pitch to prospective middle and high school students.

I doubt that many of these kids have the family links that I did.

That’s what made the event special. These families were doing their best to make an informed decision.

In contrast, a year ago, I saw “Waiting for Superman,” a movie about the lottery that allows a handful of students to attend highly regarded public schools.

The night I saw the movie, I decided to work on education reform in Annapolis.

Parents’ involvement that supports children’s learning, such as reading to their first graders at home, results in better scores on certain standardized tests,Tom Friedman wrote in yesterday’s New York Times.

That was a given in the Rosenberg household. How can we encourage such activity among the families of children who lack the resources we had?

The bill I hope to introduce will try to answer that question.