Newark Update Dana Goldstein offers some good perspectives on Newark’s community outreach effort in her post, $1 Million Survey on Newark Public School Reform Proves Inconclusive. You can read my previous posts on the topic here.
“Parent-trigger regs delayed – for good reason” Parent-trigger regs delayed – for good reason is the title of a blog post by John Fensterwald explaining that the California State Board of Education has delayed approval of regulations governing the parent trigger law. It has a lot of good ...
Join An Online Chat With Debbie Pushor Dr. Debbie Pushor has done a great deal of research and writing on parent engagement issues, and I’ve previously mentioned her several times in this blog. Parents As Partners is hosting a free online chat with her on January 15th. Read more about ...
“How to better involve Latinos in education” How to better involve Latinos in education is an op-ed piece in the Dallas Morning News by a school administrator. There’s nothing particularly new in it, but it does provide a good message. Here is how it ends: *So what is our challenge as ...
“Time To Stop the Hypocrisy About Poverty and Education” Time To Stop the Hypocrisy About Poverty and Education is the title of an excellent post by Renee Moore. You should read the whole post, but here’s an excerpt: *I’ve also seen too many educators blaming poor children and their families for not ...
Closing Schools “Closing Underperforming Schools” is the headline of a piece by Walt Gardner at Ed Week. He recounts the huge recent problems in Boston and Charlotte when schools were closed without parents being involved in the process in any meaningful way. He ...