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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Parents: How can schools best connect them to their child's academic development? | THE EDUCATION FRONT Blog | dallasnews.com

Parents: How can schools best connect them to their child's academic development? | THE EDUCATION FRONT Blog | dallasnews.com

Parents: How can schools best connect them to their child's academic development?

So, here's my question for the day:
What would you tell Arne Duncan about school programs that get parents actively involved with their child's education? Not just attending meetings, but being part of their child's academic progress, or struggle, as the case so often is.
I raise this because Education Secretary Duncan said in a speech last month that the Obama administration wants to use about $145 million "for grant programs that support, incentivize, and help expand district-level, evidence-based parental involvement practices. We want districts to think big about family engagement - to