Educators exasperated by the need for greater parent involvement have persuaded Tennessee lawmakers to sign off on a novel bit of arm-twisting: Asking parents to grade themselves on report cards.
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5/8/2012
A school district has deemed an awkward teen's two-page encounter at boarding school in the coming-of-age novel "Looking for Alaska" too racy, banning the book from class reading lists.
5/3/2012
The American Civil Liberties Union and a southwestern Pennsylvania school district have signed an agreement settling a lawsuit brought by a girl who claimed she was disciplined for refusing to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance.
5/3/2012
The parents of a New Hampshire teenager who was assaulted and forcibly tattooed on the buttocks by four older students during school hours have filed suit against the school district.
5/2/2012
The parents of a New Hampshire teenager who was tattooed against his will have sued the school district.
4/24/2012
Responding to parent pressure after the disappearance of Sierra La Mar, the Morgan Hill (Calif.) Unified School District began notifying parents in the morning as well as evening if their children don't show up to school.
4/18/2012
Amid tough financial times, state aid to school districts has dwindled, while unfunded mandates continue to rise.
4/18/2012
Some Texas school parents are fed up with the state’s focus on high-stakes testing.
4/17/2012
Communication, relationships, perspective — these themes were the essence of a special education forum led by Superintendent Joshua P. Starr Monday night at Seneca Valley High School.
4/12/2012
In an effort to communicate timely, school-related information to parents, teachers and citizens through the tools they use every day, the DeKalb County School District is launching a new automated notification service through K12 Alerts that sends school news via email, text message and voicemail.
4/11/2012
A new study was released by the Centers for Disease Control ranking states for teen pregnancy rates.
4/11/2012
Public education is good for students, good for the state and good for the economy, so funding it adequately should be a priority. That was the message delivered by hundreds who attended a rally this morning on the state Capitol steps.
4/10/2012
A coalition of 16 parent groups Monday demanded a meeting with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to go over the real research on a 7 1/2-hour school day, and not the “misinformation” they charged district officials with spreading.
4/8/2012
While Gov. Bobby Jindal’s education-reform plan awaits his signature to become law, a local legislator has submitted his own package of ideas for improving Louisiana’s schools.
4/8/2012
More than two years after California's "parent trigger" law was enacted, things haven't worked out the way school reformers had planned or opponents had feared.
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