“Community Engagement: The Secret Ingredient”
Community Engagement: The Secret Ingredient is a good commentary from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform that provides a good critique of much that is done in the name of “community-based” place-based-initiatives in education. Simply put, they tend to be foundation and professional-driven instead of led by community residents — including parents. It’s a critique that I’ve often made of com
9-27-14 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement":“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 followin