Walton Family Foundation, July, 9, 2019, by Johannah Chase Report details how charter schools and parents can work together to improve outcomes for students with disabilities Parents are the experts on their children. They know the hidden strengths they possess, talents that schools might not easily unearth. They understand the unique challenges their children experience in a […]
Why Charter Champions Should Partner with Parents to Support Students with Disabilities: New Report from Public Impact
In Better Together: Why Charter School Champions and Parent Advocates Should Partner to Better Support Students with Disabilities, Public Impact issues a call to action for charter champions—including charter associations, city-based education organizations and other reform organizations that see charters as an integral piece of a thriving system of public schools—to form and deepen partnerships […]
Parent Power: To Improve Special Education in Charter Schools, Tap Students’ Original Advocates — Their Families — Report Says
The 74, June 28, 2019, by Beth Hawkins When it comes to living up to their obligation to serve students with disabilities, public charter schools face a host of challenges. In addition to the perennial headache of underfunding, there are bureaucratic constraints, a woeful lack of teacher preparation in special education and difficulty finding and […]
Better Together: Why Charter School Champions & Parent Advocates Should Partner to Better Support Students with Disabilities
This call to action explains why partnerships to better support students with disabilities are needed, the forms they might take, and how to get started.
Newark Opportunity Youth Network: A Collective Approach to Transforming Lives and Communities
Report examines Newark Opportunity Youth Network, a network of partners reconnecting youth to quality education programs and opportunity.
Picky Parent Guide Choose Your Child’s School with Confidence
This book gives parents the know-how to make the best decisions about their children’s education and to help improve the schools their kids attend.
Holding Schools Accountable Toolkit: A Guide for People Working in Neighborhoods
Toolkit offers assistance to community leaders who want to involve neighborhoods and families in efforts to create better schools and increase academic outcomes for children.
Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change in Schools
Report shares lessons learned about the barriers districts face in building community demand for dramatic change.
Starting Fresh in Low-Performing Schools: Engaging Parents and the Community in Starting Fresh
Second report in a series on “starting fresh” highlights strategies for bringing key stakeholders to the table.