American parents show up at their children’s schools. A lot. Nearly nine out of 10 attended at least one PTA or other school meeting in the 2011–12 school year, according to data released last week by the Department of Education’s National Household Education Surveys Program. Six out of 1... Read more...
Most educational experts know that one of the best ways to improve the academic performance of students is to get fathers and families to participate effectively in the educational and social-developmental lives of their children. The Black Star Project is sponsoring the Million Father March 201... Read more...
They’re less than five blocks apart; two Chicago public schools, each more empty than full. Now, one has been marked for closing, stirring controversy in the Washington Heights neighborhood. CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley reports Marcus Garvey Elementary School, at 10309 S. Morgan St., is one of... Read more...
(Star-Ledger file photoA 2007 school dance in Butler is pictured in this Star-Ledger file photo. The event was paid for by the PTA, but trends show membership in the organization has been steadily declining across the nation during the past 10 years.) When Otha Thornton, president-elect of the Na... Read more...