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The PTA is at a crossroads, adjusting to social media & state budget cuts. Plus,…

April 7, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

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 …

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70 parents in Seattle are opting out of standardized tests for their children. T…

April 7, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

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…

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California's uncertain funding (thanks, "no taxes ever" GOP state lawmakers) lea…

April 7, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

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…

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Congrats to parent activists in Huntsville City Schools, Alabama! Corporal punis…

April 7, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

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…

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