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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Engaging Parents In School… » All Of My “Best” Lists On Parent Engagement

Engaging Parents In School… » All Of My “Best” Lists On Parent Engagement:


All Of My “Best” Lists On Parent Engagement

I thought readers might find it helpful for me to again post links to all my “The Best” lists related to parent engagement:
The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically
“The Best Research Available On Parent Engagement”
The Best Reasons Why Parents Should Be Looked At As Allies & Not Targets Of Blame
The Best Overviews Of Parent Engagement
My Best Posts, Articles & Interviews On Parent Engagement
The Best Resources On Parent Engagement In Countries Other Than The U.S.
The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas
“The Best Examples Of Parent Engagement Through Community Organizing” — October, 2011
The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers
The Best Posts & Articles For Learning About Newark’s $100 Million From Facebook
The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits
The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences
My Best Posts On Building Parent Engagement In Schools — 2011 (So Far) — July, 2011
My Best Posts On Parent Engagement Over The Past Six Months — April, 2011
The Best Resources For Learning Why The Parent Trigger Isn’t Good For Parents, Kids Or Schools
The Best Resources For Learning About Parent Fundraising & Equity Issues
My Best Posts On Building Parent Engagement In Schools — 2012 (So Far)
“First Year Highlights: Parent Engagement In Schools” brings together all my Ed Week columns on parent engagement.


Boy, It’s Gotta Be Getting Clear To The CA PTA That They Picked The Wrong Horse To Ride

Billionaire Molly Munger continues to escalate her effort to cause damage and destruction to California’s public education system. One’s gotta think that leaders in the California PTA must be regretting their decision to tie their fortunes to hers. One can only hope that they decide to salvage some of their credibility by withdrawing from their partnership now.
Here are two articles that appeared yesterday:
Will the Munger Kids Kill California’s Schools? is from The American Prospect.
Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget plans threatened by a determined Molly Munger