Karla Scoon Reid
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A Blogger's Parting Thoughts on Parents' Voice and School Improvement
Parents are increasingly making themselves heard on education issues from school reform to testing, while some districts invest in efforts to increase parent involvement. → Read More
A Blogger's Parting Thoughts on Parents' Voice and School Improvement
Parents are increasingly making themselves heard on education issues from school reform to testing, while some districts invest in efforts to increase parent involvement. → Read More
New Jersey Parents Will Receive Opt-Out Guidance From State Officials
Garden State lawmakers pass a resolution rather than a law to address how students are supervised once they choose to opt out of state testing. → Read More
New Jersey Parents Will Receive Opt-Out Guidance From State Officials
Garden State lawmakers pass a resolution rather than a law to address how students are supervised once they choose to opt out of state testing. → Read More
Foundation Hosts Parent-Engagement Advocates to Expand Efforts Nationally
The Eva Longoria Foundation hosts a meeting in Los Angeles to bring funders and practitioners together to increase the reach of parent-engagement strategies nationwide. → Read More
Who Is Opting Out of Standardized Tests?
A research paper from the Brown Center on Education at Brookings makes some preliminary conclusions about the characteristics of students and school districts where test refusal is prevalent. → Read More
Who Is Opting Out of Standardized Tests?
A research paper from the Brown Center on Education at Brookings makes some preliminary conclusions about the characteristics of students and school districts where test refusal is prevalent. → Read More
Washington State's First Charter School Receives Second Chance
Despite declining enrollment and unstable leadership, Washington state's first charter school has another year to prove that it can provide a sound education for children. → Read More
Who Is Opting Out of Standardized Tests?
A research paper from the Brown Center on Education at Brookings makes some preliminary conclusions about the characteristics of students and school districts where test refusal is prevalent. → Read More
Foundation Hosts Parent-Engagement Advocates to Expand Efforts Nationally
The Eva Longoria Foundation hosts a meeting in Los Angeles to bring funders and practitioners together to increase the reach of parent-engagement strategies nationwide. → Read More
Judge Will Hear Arguments in California Parent-Trigger Petition Trial
Parents in Anaheim, Calif., believe they have enough valid petition signatures to force school district officials to transform their children's elementary school into a charter. → Read More
Judge Will Hear Arguments in California Parent-Trigger Petition Trial
Parents in Anaheim, Calif., believe they have enough valid petition signatures to force school district officials to transform their children's elementary school into a charter. → Read More
EdWeek's Parent-Friendly Primer On Vouchers, Education Savings Accounts
Examining the differences among school voucher programs, tax-credit scholarship programs, and education savings accounts is important since more state laws include these school-choice strategies. → Read More
Opting Out Highlights Parent Power to Influence Education Policy
Researchers and educators share their opinions and insight into the grassroots-driven national test-refusal movement in a special Commentary section in Education Week. → Read More
Opting Out Highlights Parent Power to Influence Education Policy
Researchers and educators share their opinions and insight into the grassroots-driven national test-refusal movement in a special Commentary section in Education Week. → Read More
Teachers, Parents Seek Principal's Removal at Los Angeles-Area School
Another parent-trigger campaign is underway at a California school, but this time it appears teachers are publicly backing parents to oust their principal. → Read More
Teachers, Parents Seek Principal's Removal at Los Angeles-Area School
Another parent-trigger campaign is underway at a California school, but this time it appears teachers are publicly backing parents to oust their principal. → Read More
More School Districts Develop Parent-Engagement Programs, Departments
Family-engagement advocates who have worked on the sidelines say there are signs that more districts are implementing system-wide strategies to effectively involve parents. → Read More
'Virtual Report Card' to Help NYC Parents Track Student Progress, Attendance
New York City public school parents will be able to monitor their children's academic performance using a new, mobile-friendly digital account. → Read More
In Drought's Firm Grip, California Schools Try to Cope
Districts across the state are grappling with effects of the drought, but especially in the Central Valley, where dry wells, dust days, and declining enrollment are hitting hard. → Read More