A Parent’s Advice to the Chicago Teachers Union was written by Diane Ravitch. She shares a comment left by a parent on her blog. Here’s part of the parent’s statement: For every irate, blustering, nasty parent you’ve encountered, I guarantee you there are 2 or 3 or even 9 who feel differently. And a lot […]
Large numbers of parents are organizing in Chicago against proposed school closings and “turnaround” plans. You can read about it here, and watch a local news report here.
Chicago Community Group Breaks Down Home-School Barriers is an Education Week article about the impressive work of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association. It’s a pretty extensive article.
The New York Times has just published an article about a new plan by the Chicago School District for parent involvement/engagement. Check out School Plan to Engage Parents Arouses Skepticism.
The ongoing parent protest demanding a school library, which I’ve posted about several times previously, has resulted in a meeting with the new Chicago Superintendent. You can read a Chicago Tribune story about what happened here.
A few days ago I posted about the new Chicago Superintendent’s unwise plans which, among other things, would require teachers to make home visits. Today, The Chicago Sun-Times weighed on in on the issue with some common sense: Editorial: Teacher home visits should be voluntary.
I’ve previously posted about a sit-in organized by Chicago parents to get a library in their school. The School District had agreed to their demands, but seems to be backtracking, according to media reports.
I’ve previously written about a long-term parent sit-in at a school in Chicago where they were demanding a library be created. It looks like the parents got what they wanted for the school, and are just waiting for the school board to approve the agreement in late October.
A group of parents have begun what they are calling a “Parents Union” to push for improvement in Chicago’s public schools. You can read about it at Parents hope to form a more perfect union in dealing with CPS. It’s particularly impressive to me because its focus is to improve public schools, and is not […]
“Gentle parenting” seems to be based on sound child psychology principles, but these techniques may not be as effective for more serious challenging behavior. What to do when ‘gentle parenting’ failshttps://t.co/rhhS1faEIQ — MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) March 2, 2024 "Most of us are too afraid to find out what happens when schools embrace parents because we have […]
Equitable, inclusive parent communication is key to helping students thrive is from Ed Source. How Can Parents Best Support Teachers? We Asked is from Ed Week. Parents : communicate, set rules on content, and model good behavior w/r/t screens. Trust your kid more and examine yourself. https://t.co/0G52uYXkJW — Anya Kamenetz (@anya1anya) June 28, 2022 Instead […]
Fundraising by Chicago public schools has skyrocketed since 2010 to make up for limited CPS budgets, a WBEZ analysis found. The big fundraising is in schools in affluent North Side neighborhoods. Is this fueling inequity? @SSKedreporter @natalieymoore https://t.co/niNOstUN6T — WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) June 2, 2022 Everyone knows reading is good for kids. But even though it […]
New report: "Improving School-Family Communication and Engagement: Lessons from Remote Schooling during the Pandemic” has 7 lessons from focus groups with @ChiPubSchools families & educators during #COVID19: https://t.co/d2LRKfvv3M pic.twitter.com/lfS4lRSMgo — UChicago Consortium (@UChiConsortium) April 13, 2022 Do home visits help? Impacts of home visits in the District of Columbia Public Schools Our latest report explores […]
In Chicago, parent fundraising eases reopening at some schools — and leaves others out is from Chalkbeat. We know that children’s success is tightly intertwined with their families’ stability, and that they do better when they have access to nutrition, health care and economic opportunity, writes @ConorPWilliams. Why not address all of these needs together? https://t.co/5w1M6TJfHT — New York […]
Responding Calmly to Upset Parents is from Edutopia. A Guide for Educators: Helping Families Engage in Their Children’s Learning HOW TO SHARE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITH PARENTS is from English Teaching 101. On the Rise: Cincinnati’s Community Learning Centers is from Future of Learning. How parents can begin to structure conversations around ethical college admissions is […]
Make One Change to Parent Outreach, and Study Finds Fewer Students Fail Classes is from Ed Week. St. Paul Public Schools has plan to better engage with parents is from The Star Tribune. Building relationships with preschool parents, one conversation at a time is from Ed Source. Addressing Obstacles to Family Engagement is from The […]
Borrello & Hernandez: Making Family Engagement a Real Partnership for Boosting Student Achievement and Improving Schools is from The 74. Petrilli: From Report Cards to Parent-Teacher Conferences, Schools Must Do a Better Job of Telling Families How Their Kids Are Doing is also from The 74. Difference-makers: Cynthia Hernandez. Pushing to boost parental engagement in […]
I’ve previously posted about the new Illinois governor’s effort to defend a nationally-acclaimed parent engagement program. Parent-Mentor: Rauner’s budget plan calls for funding cut to heralded program is a new Chicago Tribune article on the program he’s trying to “de-fund.”
I’ve written a lot about the award-winning Logan Square Neighborhood Association parent engagement program in Chicago. Now it appears like the new Republican governor of Illinois would like to shut it down. You can read more about it here.
Karen Lewis Talks Protests, Politics & Getting Back in the Mix is a great interview over at EdShyster’s blog. Here’s an excerpt of Karen Lewis, from the Chicago Teachers Union, talking parents: What I kept saying was that *we need to build alliances with our natural allies, who are the parents.* Once we start building […]