North Carolina Parents Organize Against 52 (Yes, 52) New Standardized Tests Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools has just instituted 52 new standardized tests, and parents are up in arms about it. You can read about it in The Washington Post at School district field-tests 52 (yes, 52) new tests on kids. You can also visit ...
“Teachers’ visits to students’ homes can make big difference” The Sacramento Bee has a great article today titled Teachers’ visits to students’ homes can make big difference. It’s about the Parent Teacher Home Visit Project, which I have written about many times in this blog. There’s also a chapter in my parent ...
State Board Of Education Meets To Discuss Parent Trigger Could teachers veto charter option? Dispute over wording of Parent Trigger regulations is an update by John Fensterwald on yesterday’s meeting on the Parent Trigger Law at the California State Board of Education. The saga continues…
“Districts Use Web Polls to Survey Parents on Hot Topics” Districts Use Web Polls to Survey Parents on Hot Topics is an article in Education Week about schools using online polling tools. There are obviously a lot of concerns with doing something like this, not least of which being many families can’t ...
“School’s a Community Effort in Indiana District” School’s a Community Effort in Indiana District is another excellent article by Mary Ann Zehr at Education Week. I’ve written a number of posts about these kind of community schools — ones that connect many community services with students and their ...
“Parents spell out detailed school reform blueprint” Parents spell out detailed school reform blueprint is the headline of a piece at Valerie Strauss’ blog in The Washington Post. Here’s how it begins: *A national grassroots organization called Parents Across America — a leading group in a young, ...
