Free Webinar On Monday: “Addressing Barriers to Successful Engagement of Immigrant and Refugee Parents of Young Children”
Addressing Barriers to Successful Engagement of Immigrant and Refugee Parents of Young Children is the title of a free Webinar on Monday. It’s sponsored by the Migrant Policy Institute. Here’s how they describe it: To better understand the experiences and challenges faced by early childhood programs and immigrant and refugee parents as they seek to connect with one another, the Migration Policy In
“Home-to-School Connections: Resource Roundup”
Home-to-School Connections: Resource Roundup is a useful collection of posts, articles and videos from Edutopia. It’s worth a visit.
“Parents Form Partnership With LAUSD, Avoid Using Parent-Trigger Law”
Parents Form Partnership With LAUSD, Avoid Using Parent-Trigger Law is an interest post over at Education Week sharing an agreement that the District made with parents for increased services and resources. The suggestion is that the deal wouldn’t have been made if the District didn’t have a threat of parents using the parent trigger hanging over their head. Are any readers familiar with what happe
Teachers, “Social Justice Unionism” & Parents
A New Teacher Union Movement is Rising is an article by Bob Peterson, head of the Milwaukee Teachers Union. Here’s how he concludes the piece: It is no longer sufficient to just critique and criticize those who are attempting to destroy public education. Teacher unions must unite with parents, students and the community to improve our schools—to demand social justice and democracy so that we have
“Analysis Offers Insights Into Tapping Parent Power to Increase Achievement”
Analysis Offers Insights Into Tapping Parent Power to Increase Achievement is the headline of an Ed Week article that appears to do a very good job of dissecting a major new research study on parent involvement whose results seem to be all over the place. I’m not going to even try to summarize it, but I did notice that one action researchers highlighted was the positive effect of providing interpr
MAY 26
“More non-profits teaching parents to read with children”
More non-profits teaching parents to read with children is a post at Ed Source describing programs helping parents to get their children reading early and the research behind the efforts. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Word Gap.”
MAY 25
Associated Press Feature On “Promise Neighborhoods”
I’ve written a lot about Promise Zones & Neighborhoods (see My Best Posts On The Harlem Children’s Zone & Other “Promise Zones”) – both critical and supportive. The Associated Press just published a feature on them in three separate parts: What to know about Promised Neighborhoods AP Photos: A new approach to save a neighborhood Tackling poverty: DC community tries new approach Here’s an e
New Report: “The Impact of Family Involvement on the Education of Children Ages 3 to 8″
The Impact of Family Involvement on the Education of Children Ages 3 to 8 is a new report by a number of researchers, including Joyce Epstein. Here’s how they describe it: This report summarizes research conducted primarily over the past 10 years on how families’ involvement in children’s learning and development through activities at home and at school affects the literacy, mathematics, and socia
“State Lawmakers Throttle Back on ‘Parent Trigger’”
State Lawmakers Throttle Back on ‘Parent Trigger’ is an article at Education Week. Here’s how it begins: Interest in the controversial school choice option known as the parent trigger has declined sharply among state lawmakers this year… I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning Why The Parent Trigger Isn’t Good For Parents, Kids Or Schools.