When Mom and Dad Don’t Show Up
Sophia Pappas has a really terrific post up about parent engagement and teacher responsibilities. After trying–and failing–to engage the mother of one of her lowest-performing students, Pappas writes:...
View ArticleLove Your Children, Go To Jail
Via Eduwonk by way of DFER, the story of Yolanda Hill, a Rochester mother of five who has been shackled and thrown in prison for enrolling her children in a good school system: Greece [school district]...
View ArticleQuick Hits (8.29.11)
Could this be the end of the backpack folder? A new survey reveals that parents definitely want more information from the school. They don’t want it to come home in the backpack (they must have seen...
View ArticleSad Sack, Sorry Sue and Sister Snap-at-You
DC schools superintendent Kaya Henderson recently remarked that DC’s parent resource centers are closing because they simply don’t serve enough parents. Money, she said, would be better spent helping...
View ArticleQuick Hits (11.21.11)
Breaking the bank. The National Education Association reportedly lost more than $225,000 “due to the actions of two former employees,” but they’re staying mum on the details. (Real Clear Politics) What...
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