National Journal Online -- Insider Interviews -- Using NCLB To Retool Struggling Schools:
"The third thing is you've got to go mobilize the parents. You can't do it to them, you've got to do it with them. They are ready. My experience has been, in the poorest areas of Los Angeles and the South Bronx, that parents have never been asked to be involved, and when they are asked to be involved, it's usually in something that doesn't have that much meaning to it. I think we have a different population where parents really care, every parent cares for their kids' education. They are willing to roll up their sleeves."
"The third thing is you've got to go mobilize the parents. You can't do it to them, you've got to do it with them. They are ready. My experience has been, in the poorest areas of Los Angeles and the South Bronx, that parents have never been asked to be involved, and when they are asked to be involved, it's usually in something that doesn't have that much meaning to it. I think we have a different population where parents really care, every parent cares for their kids' education. They are willing to roll up their sleeves."
