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Opinion: Ordinary parental involvement won't cut it |
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By SuperUser Account on
10/3/2006
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We Georgians can disagree about many issues when it comes to public education, but on one crucial point we can all unite: If we want to transform public education in Georgia, "It Takes a Parent." That is the name of the new national Appleseed Report, the only one of its kind, released last week, that investigates how the No Child Left Behind Act looks to parent involvement as a central strategy to promote student academic achievement.
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Parent involvement in NCLB school standards is found lacking |
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By SuperUser Account on
9/27/2006
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Parent involvement in NCLB school standards is found lacking Inadequate parental involvement is hindering fulfillment of the federal No Child Left Behind program's goal to improve the nation's schools and produce better students, a two-year research project by an independent nonprofit has found. In a report released today called "It Takes a Parent," the Appleseed Foundation concludes that too many parents don't learn NCLB-required data about their children and schools soon enough to make timely and informed decisions; that poverty as well as language and cultural differences impose barriers to parental involvement; and that such participation "is not uniformly valued by school leaders as a key accountability strategy." To counter such trends, Appleseed is calling for better quality of information, active engagement of parents, community support, and professional development.
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Legal power brokers join to support nonprofit |
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By SuperUser Account on
6/16/2006
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The Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice has been busy since its planting in November. The nonprofit organization, one of the newest in the group of Appleseed public interest law centers around the nation,
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Wire fee hits wall of criticism |
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By SuperUser Account on
3/22/2006
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A Georgia House plan to tack a fee onto wire transfers sent home by illegal immigrants is under attack from several quarters and may fail to get Senate approval. A public interest law group called Georgia Appleseed said only the federal government has the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations.
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