Schools around the world continue to struggle with difficult decisions about whether to hold in-person classes, provide online instruction, or adopt a hybrid approach. Even children whose schools are ...

Teachers want parents to be more involved in their kids' education (but not too involved). But not all types of involvement — or goals for that involvement — are equally desirable.

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 3, No. 4 (October 2012), pp. 1-19 (21 pages) Indigenous families are often perceived by teachers and school administrators as disinterested and uninvolved ...

This question should not necessarily mean, “‘How do schools get more parent involvement?’ but ‘How can schools change the model for parent involvement?’” says Marci Borenstein, director of Brandeis’ ...

Third-grade teacher Angel Starr has been hyper-focused on getting her students at Sallie Humble Elementary School in Monroe to read. Recently, she tried taking a metaphor — how a spark transforming ...

Bye, bye summer! It is time for a new school year to begin. Research indicates that the number one predictor of a child’s academic success is high parental involvement. When a parent is more hands-on ...

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Education reform has accelerated over the past 30 years and was "fueled" by post-pandemic concerns from parents, according to a report from the Center For Education Reform (CER). "I do think that, ...

The Carroll County Board of Education unanimously approved memberships for each of its seven committees and praised each of its annual reports at Wednesday’s meeting. Every August, the board’s seven ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to correct information about Parents Defending Education’s role in political campaigns. The organization does not endorse candidates. The Biden administration on ...