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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Engaging Parents In School… - The Big Three “Astroturf” Parent Organizations

Engaging Parents In School… - The Big Three “Astroturf” Parent Organizations:

The Big Three “Astroturf” Parent Organizations

Education Next has just published an article on three organizations saying they are “organizing parents.”

As I’ve often posted, I’m critical and extraordinarily skeptical of all of them.

Nevertheless, it’s important to know who they are, what they say they do, and where they get their money.


Head Of New York City Schools Pledges To Increase Parent Involvement

Walcott Pledges Measures to Increase Parents’ Involvement is the headline of a New York Times article describing that City’s Chancellor committing major changes to parent involvement programs.