CNN Interview With New National PTA President CNN has just published a good interview with the new National PTA President. Check it out at New National PTA president Betsy Landers: ‘We cannot balance the budget on the backs of families and children.’
“Immigration law makes school officials uneasy” Immigration law makes school officials uneasy is the headline of a local Alabama newspaper story giving more details about the impact an upcoming terrible state law will have on schools and parent engagement. I’ve previously written about it in ...
“Reformers, please listen to what parents want for schools” Reformers, please listen to what parents want for schools is a nice column at CNN’s website. It’s written by Helen Gym from Parents United For Public Education.
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New Issue of “The School Community Journal” The newest issue of The School Community Journal has just been published and is available online. It has quite a few article worth checking-out….
New Movie: “Parent Power” Here’s a trailer for a new movie, “Parent Power”: Parent Power Trailer from Annenberg Institute on Vimeo. It’s directed by Norm Fruchter, a senior policy advisor at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform.
“5 reasons parents should oppose evaluating teachers on test scores” 5 reasons parents should oppose evaluating teachers on test scores is an excellent post at Valerie Strauss’ blog at The Washington Post. In fact, I’d characterize it as a “must-read” piece…
Southern States Targeting Immigrant Children Alabama is joining North Carolina and Tennessee is going after immigrant students (though Alabama is targeting immigrants in general, too). Alabama’s new law: *…bars illegal immigrants from enrolling in any public college after high school.It ...
“Another Kind Of Parent Trigger?” “Another Kind Of Parent Trigger?” is the question asked by parent organizer Leonie Haimson in a tweet she sent out about parents organizing to kick-out a for-profit charter operator of their school and take it over themselves. You can check-out two ...
“Emerging Leaders in Family Engagement” Emerging Leaders in Family Engagement is the theme of the most recent issue of the Family Involvement Network of Educators. It’s a worth a look.
North Carolina Bill Targets Undocumented Students Hot on the heels of a Tennessee bill targeting undocumented immigrant students, the North Carolina legislature is considering a bill requiring principals to ask each parent if their child is documented or not. Now, that will really be a tool to ...
