Parent Involvement

The latest news about parent involvement in education, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Cindy Marten walks with Jasmine Nevarez, 5, the girl's mother, Jessica Lopez, and other parents to a nearby middle school last week. Ms. Marten, who soon takes the reins of the San Diego district, planned the trip as part of a parent-involvement effort.
—Sandy Huffaker for Education Week

San Diego Superintendent Pick Has Deep Parent Ties

Parent groups will be on the ground floor as an elementary school principal vaults to the helm of San Diego's school system. (March 26, 2013)

Spotlight on Parent and Community Involvement

Research indicates that students benefit when their parents are engaged in their learning and schools.

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Parent Involvement

K-12, Parents, and the Public Blog

08/01 07:30 pm | La.'s Course Choice Program Waitlist Exceeds 1,000 Students | The state department of education is now scrambling to scrape together additional funding to accommodate the influx of requests.

Charters & Choice Blog

07/30 06:00 pm | Arizona Charters Sue to Keep $6 Million in State Money | The Arizona department of education erroneously overpaid nearly 200 charters over the past eight years and is now requiring them to pay it back.

On-Demand Webinars

Bringing the Community to Schools
The SUN Community School model was discussed during this webinar, with a focus on how it supports students and families.

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.

PD Directory

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Parent / Family Involvement

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Through Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, and text messages, districts are giving parents news and information about their children's schools.
November 6, 2012 - Education Week
On the new tests, the first in the nation to be explicitly aligned to the common core, students scoring "proficient" or better fell by a third or more.
November 2, 2012 | Updated: November 19, 2012 - Education Week
October 30, 2012 - Education Week
Chester E. Finn Jr. and Jessica A. Hockett write that exam schools offer a great high school education to students that is both free and competitive.
October 18, 2012 - Education Week
Schools need to create and support communities of trust to foster honesty in their students, Eugene Bratek writes.
October 16, 2012 - Education Week
In a national survey, almost three-fourths of parents said social media prepare children for success in a digital society.
October 15, 2012 - Digital Directions
The California school that parents want to turn into a charter now has two organizations seeking to make the change.
October 8, 2012 - Education Week
Communicating with parents is proving to be a big challenge for districts facing immigrant influxes for the first time.
October 2, 2012 - Education Week
A number of national school organizations are trying to introduce parents to the common-core standards through written materials, videos, public service announcements, and in-person presentations.
September 25, 2012 - Education Week
New organizations are working to harness the power of parents to change school policy, Andrew Kelly and Patrick McGuinn write.
September 25, 2012 - Education Week

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