K-12 Parents and the Public
In this blog, Education Week explored the substantive role parents play in helping set the course of their children’s education and the direction of America’s public schools. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: families & the community.
Families & the Community
Parents Will Spend Almost $250,000 To Raise A Child Born In 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports on the costs facing a middle class family to provide food, shelter, and other necessities for a child born in 2012 over the next 17 years..
Law & Courts
School Choice Program in Alabama Challenged in Federal Lawsuit
cross-posted from State EdWatch
By Andrew Ujifusa
By Andrew Ujifusa
School Choice & Charters
Op-Eds Debate Merits, Drawbacks to Parent Trigger Efforts
A pair of op-eds in USA Today spark a dialogue in favor of and in opposition to parent trigger laws.
School Choice & Charters
Alabama Leaders Debate Eligibility Rules for New Voucher Program
The Alabama Policy Institute is arguing against a rule that would make private school students ineligible for the state's tax-credit scholarship program.
School Choice & Charters
Louisiana Charter School Students Learn More, Study Says
Charter school students in the state gain an additional two months of learning in reading and three months in math, a new study concludes.
School Choice & Charters
Pilot Middle School in L.A. to Promote Entrepreneurism
Parents of Los Angeles middle school students with entrepreneurial interests can now send their children to a pilot school focusing on entrepreneurism.
School Choice & Charters
School-Choice Legislation Finds Favor in States This Year
cross-posted from the State EdWatch blog
by Andrew Ujifusa
by Andrew Ujifusa
School Choice & Charters
Ariz. Charter Lawsuit Filed to Keep $6 Million in State Funds
The Arizona department of education erroneously overpaid nearly 200 charters over the past eight years and is now requiring them to pay it back.
School Choice & Charters
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.
Education
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 of the.
Education
Survey of Black Voters in South Finds Strong School-Choice Support
African-American voters surveyed in four Southern states say the government should provide as many educational choices as possible, a school-choice advocacy group reports.
Equity & Diversity
Children's Cheerios Talk Provides Poignant Lesson on Race in America
A new video shows children reacting to the Cheerios commercial featuring a biracial family that prompted some to post racist comments about the advertisement on YouTube.
Equity & Diversity
Parents of Black Children Urged to Become Education Advocates
Mocha Moms, a nonprofit support group for African-American mothers, and the filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary "American Promise" are launching national initiatives to empower more minority parents to take an active role in their children's education.
School & District Management
Lawsuits Seeking to Halt Chicago Schools Closures Go to Court
Opponents of Chicago's decision to close 49 elementary schools will be in federal court this week to argue that the large-scale closings violate the civil rights of students with special needs and African-American students.