PTA Calls For Changes In “Parent Trigger” The President of the California PTA has written a piece calling for major changes on how the “parent trigger” law is implemented. Here’s an excerpt from Jo A.S. Loss’ column, Strengthen and straighten out state’s parent empowerment process: *Here’s ...
Great Resources From “Parent Involvement Matters” I’ve previously posted about an excellent resource for parent engagement/involvement issues — an organization called Parent Involvement Matters. They’ve just published their monthly email newsletter, and it’s chock-full of great stuff.
“Parental Engagement in Middle and High School” The Parent Information Resource Center in Iowa has a nice report from a conference titled “Parental Engagement in Middle and High School.” It provides useful research results and helpful suggestions.
New Resources On Groundhog Day Today’s Groundhog Day, and I’ve just made these new additions to The Best Resources For Groundhog Day: CNN has several Groundhog Day related videos. Groundhog Day: Can Groundhogs Really Predict Spring? is a video from How Stuff Works. Can our furry ...
Connect With “Sister” Classes Through Rafiki Rafiki is a new (to me, at least) site that connects teachers, students, and classes to others around the world. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Find Other Classes For Joint Online Projects.
“U.S. Late To The Party On School Lunch Makeovers” U.S. Late To The Party On School Lunch Makeovers is the title of an NPR article and slideshow showing and describing school lunches from around the world. I’m adding the link to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.
Just When I Thought English Central Couldn’t Get Any Better…. English Central is, in my mind at least, clearly the most useful site for English Language Learners that’s on the Web. It’s on a zillion of “The Best…” lists, usually ranked number one. It was really difficult to believe that they could get any ...
“Interview With A Robot” Interview With A Robot is the title of a New York Times video where a reporter intervews a disembodied head of a robot. I’m adding the link to The Best Sites To Learn About Robots.
Private Foundations, English Language Learners & My Continued Skepticism Over the past year, I’ve written some fairly visible critiques of both “progressive” private foundations (see Private Foundations Have A Place (And Have To Be Kept In Their Place) ) and “non-progressive” private foundations (see Gates Foundation ...
