How to stay involved in middle and high school
When your child moves on to middle or high school, staying involved in her education can be tricky. Try these strategies to help your child succeed.
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How to start a school library
Has your school's library suffered setbacks - or even closure? Here's how parents can pull together to start, save, or revive this crucial academic resource.
Extreme Makeover: Green Schools Edition
Put an environmental spin on your kids' education with these eco-friendly tips for schools.
How One Mom Transformed Her School
Getting Involved: Anna-Marie Booth founded the Parent Teacher Student Association and raised money to support programs at school.
Spending far from equal among state's school districts, analysis finds
California districts spend wildly different amounts per student.
What parents don't know about school violence
By law, schools are required to report violent incidents and states are required to make that information public. Few states are following this mandate.
Parents versus the budget
Forget about chanting, "The people united ..." These four parent groups are fighting to save education funding using snow, social media, and serious lobbying.
Dear Teacher . . .
It's parent-teacher conference time! In an open letter to her child's teacher, one parent shares her hopes for their upcoming meeting (start, please, by learning her name).
It's all about the teacher
Bushwhack through the endless debates about education and there’s one truism that few would dispute: When it comes to the quality of a child's education, it's all about the teacher.
What happens if you get a bad teacher?
How to cope when your child's teacher is out and out terrible.
