“‘Parent Unions’ Seek to Join Policy Debates”
‘Parent Unions’ Seek to Join Policy Debates is the headline of an article today in Education Week. It gives a pretty fair overview of different types of parent groups around the United States and, despite its headline, does not focus exclusively on “parent unions.” Most of these new “unions” tend to be “astroturf” (as opposed [...]
“Minority administrators, school personnel key to engaging immigrant parents”
Minority administrators, school personnel key to engaging immigrant parents is the title of a report on an intriguing new study. I’m not going to try to summarize the article here — it seems a bit nuanced, so I’m going to suggest you check it out directly. It’s very short.
“Duncan Tells PTA of Plans to Double Parent-Engagement Aid”
Education Week has a short article about Education Secretary Duncan telling a PTA National Conference that the administration asking Congress to double parent engagement funds next year. I wonder, though, where all this fits in with their eliminating funding for the PIRC’s — the Parent Information and Resource Centers… Does anybody know?
New Research On Self-Control
There have been a number of recent studies and articles on self-control and willpower. They’re interesting enough to post here, but not useful enough, I think to add to My Best Posts About Helping Students Develop Their Capacity For Self-Control: … Continue reading →
And If You Need Even More Evidence That Relationship-Building Is Important In The Classroom….
One of the most important ingredients of success in teaching (and in community organizing) — if not the most important one — is building relationships. I harp on that in all my books, I repeat it constantly on this blog, … Continue reading →
The Best Sites For Learning About Solar Storms
The earth is being bombarded today by a huge solar storm. Here are some resources to learn more about these kinds of storms: How solar storms work – interactive comes from The Guardian. What will happen when the solar storm … Continue reading →