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Monday, February 27, 2012

Engaging Parents In School… - “Obama Administration Announces Together for Tomorrow”

Engaging Parents In School… - “Obama Administration Announces Together for Tomorrow”:

“Obama Administration Announces Together for Tomorrow”

Obama Administration Announces Together for Tomorrow is the headline of a press release just issued by the U.S. Department of Education.

I’m including some excerpts from the press release at the end of this post. After reading it, I still don’t really have a clue what they’re talking about — except that it has to do with promoting community engagement with schools. Does anyone else know what they are planning?

Here are the excerpts:

The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the U.S. Department of Education and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced today Together for Tomorrow, a new initiative to spotlight existing and spur new community engagement in turning around persistently low-performing