“She pulls in parents with Starr power” “She pulls in parents with Starr power: In Brooklyn Center, one woman is on a personal mission to get parents involved in their children’s education” is a nice article about a good “parent university”-type program in Minnesota. I’m sure it’s a good ...
Philadelphia “Parent University” CNN produced this video story on “Parent University” in Philadelphia. It seems like an okay program, but it could be so much more. Elisa Gonzalez, the Parent Coordinator at our school, has, I think, developed a national model of what a “Parent ...
Arne Duncan Speaks To Mom Congress Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke to this year’s gathering of the “Mom Congress.” In his speech, he told all about his family engagement ideas, but didn’t say anything about…perhaps asking parents what they thought might be needed. Here’s the ...
Slightly Odd Statement on Parent Engagement From New NYC School Chancellor Dennis Walcott has just been confirmed as New York City’s school’s chancellor. He made this statement: *“I’ve always talked about, especially in the past week, parent involvement, parent engagement, making sure that parents are totally invested in ...
