“Florida PTA Urges State to Make Changes to School Accountability System”
Florida PTA Urges State to Make Changes to School Accountability System is the headline of an Ed Week post. Here’s an excerpt: The Florida PTA issued a press release this week asking lawmakers and state Department of Education officials for the following: Proper field-testing and test development in areas that mirror Florida’s diverse demographics; A suspension of school letter grades until perfo
“How Districts Can Lay the Groundwork for Lasting Family Engagement”
How Districts Can Lay the Groundwork for Lasting Family Engagement is a new report from SEDL, which generally puts out some decent resources. Here’s how it describes its report: Family engagement in a student’s education can lead to improved student academic achievement, attendance, and behavior. Yet many districts and schools still struggle to form strong partnerships with the families they serve
Three New Resources On Parent-Teacher Conferences
I’m adding these new resources to The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences: Why Students Should Take the Lead in Parent-Teacher Conferences is from MindShift. Supporting Ongoing, Constructive, and Meaningful Conversations About Student’s Progress is from The Harvard Family Research Project. Parent Night: Declaring Students’ Independence is from Middleweb (not exactly on conferences, but cl
9-23-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Georgia School Board Member Won’t Let A Bad Idea Die: No Grad Tickets For Parents If They Don’t Come To Open HouseEarlier in the year, I posted a news report about a Georgia School Board member who wanted to ban parents from their children’s high school graduation. It appears he has now refined his idea a bit further: “I th