The United States Senate is considering a new No Child Left Behind Reauthorization bill and, even though it’s highly unlikely it will go anywhere, it does appear to have some positive parent involvement elements.

You can read more details about the parent involvement particulars over at Education Week.

Two things stand-out, both which I’ve written about in the past. One is the doubling of earmarked money for parent involvement efforts, and the other is re-establishing funding for the now-defunct Parent Information and Resource Centers.