What's the Best Way to Measure School Climate?
The quality of the survey is especially critical in New York, where scores from the survey are one of the only non-academic indicators used in annual school report cards. Read Full Post >
All Blog Posts With parent involvement Tag or Category
June 10, 2013
June 05, 2013
Storify: Parents Taking Assertive Stance in Children's Education
The response to recent school closings illustrates some of the ways parents are asserting themselves, as highlighted in this Education Week Storify. Read Full Post >
May 30, 2013
New Service Allows Students to Share STD Status Via Text
Already, the Los Angeles school district is giving 7th and 9th grade health teachers the option of introducing students to the free service, Qpid.me. Read Full Post >
May 01, 2013
Will Shift on Morning-After Pill Increase Availability in Schools?
Could one form of emergency contraception become more widely available at schools now that the FDA has eliminated the need for a prescription for girls 15 and older? Read Full Post >
April 29, 2013
State Lawmakers Recognize Education of 'Whole Child'
A new Arkansas law lists ways for educators to meet "the comprehensive needs of Arkansas children at each stage of a child's development from birth to postsecondary education or career." Read Full Post >
April 18, 2013
Parents Need Differentiated School Engagement, Study Finds
School districts should differentiate parent involvement based on different groups' needs and styles of engaging, a new report says. Read Full Post >
April 03, 2013
Rhode Island Partnership Takes On Issue of Chronic Absences
Parents and community groups join forces in Providence, R.I., to reduce chronic absenteeism; 32 percent of students missed at least a month of school in 2011. Read Full Post >
March 29, 2013
New Report Cards Consider School Climate
In part driven by a federal grant program, more states are measuring schools' nonacademic attributes, including school climate and students' health. Read Full Post >
March 28, 2013
Parents' Unemployment Affects Students at Home, School
One of the earliest effects of a parent's job loss is that children's performance at school declines. Read Full Post >
March 25, 2013
Drug Testing in Middle School Can Cut Use as Students Age
Students randomly tested for alcohol in middle school seem less likely to drink and use drugs during those middle grades, and they are less likely to drink when they get older. Read Full Post >
