Detroit To Parents: Time To Get Involved in Education
In Detroit, officials say they are trying everything they can to revive the city's public school system, from replacing dilapidated buildings to hiring new school leaders. Detroit Public Schools is also focusing on a neglected piece of the education equation: parents.
The effort to involve parents in public education in Detroit focuses on a lot of little things, like "the homework corner" in Myesha Williams' house on Doris Street. "The homework corner is awesome!" Williams says, beaming.
With eight children — five still in school — Williams' home is packed tight. But unlike many families in this city, Williams has set aside a special corner to help her kids focus.
The Detroit Parent Network, a local non-profit working with the school system, has outfitted Williams' homework space to look like a classroom, complete with a neat bookshelf, a whiteboard
