Parent Empowerment

The latest news about efforts to bolster parent influence in school-level education policy.

Parents of students at the Dumas Technology Academy Elementary School in Chicago hug Yolanda Harris after she organized a protest outside the school in March over the proposed closing of the facility by the Chicago Board of Education.
—Charles Rex Arbogast/AP

Chicago School Closures Galvanize Parent Activists

Many affected by the shutdowns vow to harness momentum from the battle and keep pressure on the school system. (June 4, 2013)

Coverage of parent-empowerment issues is supported by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation, at www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org.

Spotlight on Parent Empowerment and Choice

This Spotlight looks at new initiatives that have placed parents front-and-center on the national education reform stage, offering them opportunities to directly shape their children's education.

K-12, Parents, and the Public Blog

07/30 11:59 am | First School Created Under 'Parent Trigger' Law Opens | The Desert Trails Preparatory Academy, in Adelanto, Calif., welcomed students following a tumultuous process led by parents determined to change the leadership and direction ...

On-Demand Webinars

Common Core State Standards: Bringing Parents on Board
Our webinar guests talk about the common challenges that districts face in making the common core understandable to parents, and explain how school systems can address parents' fears and misgivings about the standards.

Engaging Parents in Schools and Student Learning
In this webinar, our guests discussed why parent engagement matters, and offered practices that schools can use to create systems that support family and community engagement.

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Funding losses loom for public schools as students use vouchers to enroll in private institutions under a law being challenged in court today.
December 19, 2011 - Education Week

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