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Thursday, May 1, 2014

5-1-13 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"

Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement":







Anne Henderson Responds To “Broken Compass” Parent Involvement Book

NEA Today had an excellent article on the now infamous “Broken Compass” book questioning the value of parent involvement. It quotes Anne Henderson, probably THE parent engagement/involvement expert in the United States. Here’s a portion of what she had to say: Anne T. Henderson, a senior consultant at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and a leading expert on the relationship between famili


4-30-13 Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement"
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement": Georgia School District Is Model On How Schools Should NOT Deal With Parents Who Want To “Opt-Out” Of TestsThanks to Bill Ferriter, I’ve learned about a Georgia school district who had a police officer tell parents who were opting out of state tests that they would and their children would be trespassing if they were on sch