CPS Effort to Engage Parents Arouses Skepticism
John Konstantaras
Whittier Elementary School parent Araceli Gonzalez cleans up in the field house library that was the site of parent protests, July 12, 2011.
The new leadership at Chicago Public Schools is taking another crack at one of the district’s thorniest problems: Involving parents in their children’s education. Parents, administrators and critics, who are skeptical and frustrated by past failures, say they hope the effort pays off this time.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s new public schools team announced Wednesday that members were delivering on their promise to help parents navigate a system long known for its bureaucratic complexity by creating a Chief Community and Family Engagement Officer, which they say will make
