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“Hayward Unified to help parents attend college”
Hayward Unified to help parents attend college is the headline from a Northern California newspaper about an innovative parent engagement effort. Here’s how it begins: Parents and middle school students who want to take college courses will get help from the school district, which will hold the classes at the schools and even pay for books and child care for the adults. Called “Second Chance Educa
“Prince George’s to discuss how to increase the number of fathers involved in education”
Prince George’s to discuss how to increase the number of fathers involved in education is an article in The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Involving Fathers In Schools.
“The barriers keeping immigrant parents from getting involved in their kids’ education”
The barriers keeping immigrant parents from getting involved in their kids’ education is the headline of a Vox article on the recent Migration Policy Institute report I posted about yesterday. It pretty much goes over the same points those other pieces shared – except for how it ended: But the report doesn’t mention the elephant in the room: it’s harder for unauthorized immigrant parents to get en
“Reaching Immigrant Children By Helping Their Parents”
Over the weekend, I reported on a free webinar that the Migration Policy Institute was putting on today about their new report on connecting with immigrant parents. Today, both NPR and Ed Week published pieces detailing the report. I don’t think readers will find anything extraordinarily new in them, but you can never have too many people pointing out the needs of immigrant parents.
“What every parent needs to know about video games: a crash course”
What every parent needs to know about video games: a crash course is from The Guardian. It could be a very useful article for teachers to share with parents….
Florida School Board Shoots-Down Dumb Idea Of Dress Code For Parents
Florida school board nixes idea of dress code for sloppy parents is a recent news article describing a Palm Beach School Board decision to shoot-down the idea of a dress code for parents. Here’s an excerpt; Debra Wilhelm, president of the Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association union, said addressing parents’ dress was far from being the most important issue facing schools, and she questi
It Looks Like Parent Engagement Is Alive & Well In Buffalo
Education Week has a post about three different parent groups organizing in Buffalo, New York, and how it sounds like the School Board doesn’t seem to like what they’re saying… It’s worth a read.
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": 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 de