The PTA is at a crossroads, adjusting to social media & state budget cuts. Plus, public education faces attacks from well-funded political groups. Can they pivot and grow in time? PTA membership experiencing steady dropwww.nj.comPTA membership has …
Archives for April 7, 2012
70 parents in Seattle are opting out of standardized tests for their children. T…
70 parents in Seattle are opting out of standardized tests for their children. They find "teach to the test" harmful. It is their right. Disgusted with standardized tests, group of parents shunning themseattletimes.nwsource.comA rebellion ove…
California's uncertain funding (thanks, "no taxes ever" GOP state lawmakers) lea…
California's uncertain funding (thanks, "no taxes ever" GOP state lawmakers) leaves parents w/transitional kindergarteners in the lurch.BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » School Beat: The Transitional Kind…
Congrats to parent activists in Huntsville City Schools, Alabama! Corporal punis…
Congrats to parent activists in Huntsville City Schools, Alabama! Corporal punishment is officially no longer a discipline policy in the public school district there. Paddling and other forms of physical discipline are no longer allowed, period. Elsewh…