“John Muir Elementary SF gets parents more involved” “John Muir Elementary SF gets parents more involved” is an article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle about one school’s efforts to connect with parents. It’s worth a read.
“Moms fight for schools” Moms fight for schools is the headline of a Los Angeles Daily News article about a new parent group called Educate Our State. They’re fighting for increased education funding in our state. I’ve previously posted about them at California Parents ...
“Must-Read” Parent Tool Kit Lorna Constantini from Parents as Partners and Dorothy Gossling have created a Parent Tool Kit and accompanying Planning Parent Engagement Guidebook that is being distributed to all school boards and schools in Ontario. It’s a great piece of work and ...
“Preparing Teachers for Family Engagement” Preparing Teachers for Family Engagement is the headline of the newest free email newsletter from the Family Involvement Network of Educators from Harvard. Here’s a short excerpt of their description of what’s included: *Elise Trumbull, EdD, ...
Parent Engagement/Involvement Or Parent Compliance? I think The Parent Trapped. Not. is a fairly odd post in The Daily Riff blog. However, I was struck by one sentence in it: *“While educators beat the drum about the importance of parental involvement in their child’s education, many really mean ...
Good “Parent Trigger” Article The California Teachers Association’s magazine just published what I consider to be a pretty good article on the parent trigger. Check-out “‘Parent trigger’ launches firestorm in Compton.”
