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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: families & the community.
School Choice & Charters
Proposed Bill Would Expand Arizona School Choice Program
A proposed bill in Arizona would expand eligibility for a school choice program first passed in 2011 to include all public school students.
Assessment
Superintendents Think Parents Need A Primer on K-12 Education, Poll Finds
The Gallup poll also reveals that most superintendents think that measuring the success of schools should include factors such as student engagement and student hope.
School Choice & Charters
Washington High Court Rejects Requests to Reconsider Charter School Ruling
Charter schools are unconstitutional in Washington state, and the state's high court says it will not reconsider its September decision.
Education
Supreme Court Justice Questions Constitutional Basis for Parental Education Rights
Justice Antonin Scalia restates his doubts about the court's precedents on a constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children.
School Choice & Charters
Ohio Governor Signs Charter School Reform Bill Into Law
The Ohio legislature passed HB2 in early October, revamping the way the state regulates charter schools following reports of widespread corruption, financial mismanagement, and poor academic outcomes among some of the state's schools.
Education
Bringing Parents of Underserved Students Into Schools: Ways to Go About It
While most teachers in the nation's schools are middle class and white, experts say diversity and poverty among students are creating a growing mismatch between educators and students and families.
School Choice & Charters
A Blogger's Parting Thoughts on Parents' Voice and School Improvement
Parents are increasingly making themselves heard on education issues from school reform to testing, while some districts invest in efforts to increase parent involvement.
School Choice & Charters
School Choice Advocates Weigh In on Education Secretary's Resignation
Under Arne Duncan, the Department of Education has helped support and expand charter schools through grant programs including the Investing in Innovation Fund and the Charter Schools Program.
School Choice & Charters
Gov. Inslee Won't Call Special Session to Discuss Charter Schools' Fate
In a letter sent on Friday, Inslee, a Democrat, said he would focus on improving traditional public schools instead of charters, which he said "lack public oversight and accountability."
School Choice & Charters
Voter-Approved Charter School Law Struck Down by Wash. St. Supreme Court
This is the first time in the country that a state Supreme Court has struck down a charter school law, according to a national charter school group.
School Choice & Charters
Home Schooling Advocacy Group Major Force in Shaping Oversight Policies
The Home School Legal Defense Association has been a major force in keeping home schooling regulation at a minimum, according to a story by ProPublica.
Families & the Community
Parents and Teachers Should Talk More for Students' Sake, Survey Finds
There's a big communication gap between the two groups when it comes to sharing information about major life events in children's lives, a new survey says.
School Choice & Charters
Parent Revolution Picks Former Principal, TFA Alumnus to Lead Group
The parent-advocacy organization has selected Seth Litt to take over the organization after founder Ben Austin stepped down late last year.
School Choice & Charters
ACLU Lawsuit Aims to Block Nevada's New School Choice Law
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada says it's filing a lawsuit challenging the state's new school voucher-like program also known as education savings accounts.