“More than 20% of [British] parents say they have been fined for unauthorised holidays”
More than 20% of parents say they have been fined for unauthorised holidays is the headline of an article in the British newspaper The Guardian. Here’s how it starts: More than 20% of parents say they have been fined for taking their children on unauthorised holidays during the school term, while a majority of parents have lied to avoid getting into trouble, a national survey has found. Wow. I’m n
Parent Coordinators and Parent Engagement
I’ve written a lot about Elisa Gonzalez, our school’s extraordinary parent coordinator. Her work is invaluable to our school’s overall success. As part of New York City Chancellor Carmen Fariña’s often-stated goal to increase parent engagement there, a New York City parent coordinator has some suggestions for her: As part of her pledge to boost parent involvement, I hope Fariña considers reinforci
“Parental Involvement Is Overrated” — Um, No It Isn’t
I’ve previously posted about a new book on parent involvement research that pretty much suggests most previous research on the topic is wrong (see New Book & Research On Parent Involvement, & It’s Potentially Very Unhelpful). The authors have a guest column in The New York Times with the decidedly unhelpful headline, Parental Involvement Is Overrated. I have obtained the book, and it’s on
Not Very Useful Report On Community Schools Released
Education Week reports on a paper just released from UCLA’s UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools that’s fairly critical of how many community schools operate. I’ve got to say that I was less-than-impressed by the report. I certainly have been critical (see The Best Resources For Learning About Community Schools) of a number of community schools’ efforts, particularly what is often a lack of pa
I Think This School Needs To Rethink How They Relate To Parents: “Parents reprimanded for taking children out of school for family funeral”
Parents reprimanded for taking children out of school for family funeral is the headline of an article in the British newspaper, The Telegraph. Here’s how it begins: Two parents have received a written warning after their children missed school to attend their grandfather’s funeral. Andrew and Danielle Overend-Hogg were told that their children, aged nine, five and three, had taken an unauthorised
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