I’m not sure how helpful the infographic in this post is, but a related post by Jess Young at Edublogs discusses the survey that led to this infographic and offers a useful “take” on using tech tools for parent involvement. I’m adding his post to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Using Technology […]
I’ve already posted about the recent questionable AP poll of parents (see “Do Parents Support High-Stakes Testing?”). Here are some more posts poking holes in the poll’s credibility: Associated Press Propaganda: What the AP Survey Really Shows is from Accomplished California Teachers, and links to an exhaustive analysis.
Updated: Here are two more articles about the poll: What parents really think about school reform is by Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post. AFT: Current Ed. Policies Don’t Work, Are Unpopular With Parents is from Education Week. Poll: Parents don’t support many education policy changes is the headline of a Washington Post article . […]
I thought topic would a useful post for readers, and hope you’ll suggest other resources. You can also see all my “The Best…” lists related to parent engagement here. Here are my choices for A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Using Technology To Help Engage Parents: Tech May Have A Role, But Is […]
Here are my choices for the best posts I’ve written on parent engagement so far in 2013 (by the way, you can find all my “The Best…” lists related to parent engagement here): “Embracing & Celebrating Diverse Families” Interesting New Research On Parent Involvement Daily Show Does Great Piece On Crazy Tennessee Idea Hmmmmmm…..After 4 […]
Education Leaders Weigh In On Parent Engagement, Privacy Issues is a pretty interesting post from Education Week. Here’s an excerpt: Fully 58 percent of national education decision makers and influencers sampled in a recent survey believe that states have done a “poor” or “very poor” job at family and community engagement for school turnarounds, according […]
I’ve been a critic of the California PTA’s involvement with billionaire Molly Munger in sponsoring Proposition 38 on the California ballot instead of throwing their full support to Governor Brown’s Prop 30. I still think it was and is a mistake, but it’s also clear to me that the wisest move now is for supporters […]
What Parents and Educators Want from Assessments is the title of an Edutopia blog post today from Anne O’Brien. It’s about a recent report on assessment, which I’ve previously posted about — see “What Parents & Educators Want from Student Assessments.” Anne makes some very interesting points. It’s worth reading the entire post, but here […]
Parent Partnership Solutions is a useful new article from the NEA Priority Schools Campaign. Here’s an excerpt: In a recent Parenting magazine and National Education Association (NEA) survey of public school parents and educators, both groups categorized their relationship with the other as “open,” but they also reported significant obstacles to forming true partnerships. But for each partnership […]
I usually just do a year-end list on parent engagement posts and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m going to start […]
I’ve previously posted about what I believe is the California PTA’s major error in aligning themselves with billionaire Molly Munger and her ill-fated effort to increase taxes for schools in the fall ballot in our state. Her self-funding of this alternative to Governor Brown’s proposal is pretty much the only thing giving legitimacy to her […]
I’ve previously posted about recently released survey results from the Northwest Evaluation Association — see “Parents Agree – Better Assessments, Less High-Stakes Testing.” Marilyn Price-Mitchell has just written a more thorough review of the survey in a post titled “What Parents & Educators Want from Student Assessments.” It’s worth a visit.
Parents Agree – Better Assessments, Less High-Stakes Testing is an article reporting on a new survey released last week. Here’s an excerpt: After conducting online surveys of more than 1,000 respondents, NWEA found that these stakeholders essentially want the same thing. Large majorities say that, although year-end tests might provide some sort of useful snapshot, […]
What Are Parents Thinking? is a new article in ASCD Educational Leadership by a “head of school” (I assume that’s another name for principal). He talks about some of his school’s parent involvement/engagement efforts, particularly using online surveys. I’m not a big fan of surveys — in my community organizing career, we always felt that […]
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 […]
“Blame” has certainly been a theme of many school reform discussions — including blaming teachers and blaming parents. Here are some commentaries on why no one, including teachers, should get sucked into that morass. You might also be interested in seeing all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Parents Are Our Allies is a […]
There is a substantial amount of research available on parent engagement/involvement, and I thought bringing together a few of the best resources would be useful. You can also see all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here. Here are my picks for The Best Research Available On Parent Engagement: The Harvard Family Research Project has […]
Last year, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announced a $100 million contribution to Newark schools, and made a public commitment to parent and community engagement. I’ve written a lot since that time about how that second part hasn’t worked out real well. It’s great that they recognized the importance of speaking to parents. However but just sending […]
Are Non-Parents More Informed Than Parents on Education Issues? is a new post from Learning First that’s worth checking-out. It’s their take on a recent study I posted about last week. Anne O’Brien from Learning First has also written a follow-up post titled What Parents Want in School Communication.
Education must spread beyond school is the headline of a Financial Times article discussing a New Zealand study on the topic, an international survey, and parent involvement efforts in the Middle East. If you click on the link, you may or may not be prompted to register on the site for free in order to […]