I Think This School Needs To Rethink How They Relate To Parents: “Parents reprimanded for taking children out of school for family funeral”

Parents reprimanded for taking children out of school for family funeral is the headline of an article in the British newspaper, The Telegraph. Here’s how it begins: Two parents have received a written warning after their children missed school to attend their grandfather’s funeral. Andrew and Danielle Overend-Hogg were told that their children, aged nine, […]

“Parents ‘failing to get children ready for school’, say heads”

Parents ‘failing to get children ready for school’, say heads is an article from the British newspaper The Telegraph. The national principals association and government are cooperating to produce and distribute leaflets to parents giving advice on how they can get their children better ready to learn. As I’ve said before, written materials like this […]

U.S. “Survey finds parent-teacher relationships strong–Teachers given grade of “A””

Hot on the heels of a survey of British parents, Parenting Magazine and the National Education Association have announced the results of a survey of U.S. parents and teachers. You can read a full summary at Survey finds parent-teacher relationships strong–Teachers given grade of “A.” Here’s how it begins: Parenting magazine and the National Education […]

The Best Resources On Parent Engagement In Countries Other Than The U.S.

I’ve written quite a few posts about parent engagement in countries other than the United States, and decided to bring together the best resources into one list.You can see all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my choices for The Best Resources On Parent Engagement In Countries Other Than The U.S.: Parents […]

The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas

I’ve posted a lot about good parent engagement/involvement ideas, but sometimes you can learn just as much from looking at bad examples. You can see lots of good ideas at all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my choices for The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas: Putting Parents in Charge is a condescending […]

Community Schools

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Education Secretary Duncan spoke at a conference yesterday designed to support the creation of more “community schools” in the United States. Typically, community schools are ones that host multiple social services, as well as regular school classes. A report on community schools was released at the conference. The […]