Like I said, it’s been an odd, frustrating time. After all of this, it’s no great surprise that support for school choice is soaring, that most parents say the nation’s schools are on the wrong track, ...

A longitudinal study by the Harvard University Centre on the Developing Child emphasises that responsive parenting and consistent adult engagement are foundational to cognitive and socio-emotional ...

You may have heard of "helicopter parents" -- parents who are overinvolved in their kids' lives and overprotective. Parent educator Michael Popkin wants to let people know about a bigger problem, one ...

The whole world is short staffed right now; schools are no different. Beyond joining the Parent Teacher Organization, which might not meet at a time that fits your schedule, parents and grandparents ...

Joseph Padilla, a school board member in Wilson County, emphasized the necessity of increased parent involvement in education. Padilla is absolutely right. Our organization, the Professional Educators ...

When parents, teachers, and schools truly work together, children thrive. This isn’t a slogan. It’s something we witness daily at Ventura Charter School. The academic success, emotional well-being, ...

We can’t have it both ways, parental involvement or no parental involvement, in our children's education and development. Most schools want parental involvement. Most parents don’t want to dictate ...

Virginia Brown — better known as Ginger — is a doer. She is compelled to help, to pitch in, to volunteer. And when her children are involved in something, she’ll likely be right behind them. “If ...