dedicated to parents wanting to be involved and effective in the education of their children
Why is there Resistance to Meaningful Parent Involvement?
“There are many compelling reasons for schools and districts to pay more than lip service to parental involvement,” said reporter, Katherine Wagner, in her column School Watch in the Maple Ridge and Pitt meadows Times, August 31, 2007.
Her article, entitled “PAC is more than just fundraising” (PAC: Parent […]
[This review is basically a re-write of a review done in the 80’s. I expect to re-read this book in the future and expect to make further comments. TA]
Book Review
Beyond Public Education, Myron Lieberman, 1986, Praeger
Fact and Fiction of Education Reform
Lieberman’s book could be the starting point for anyone concerned with our public schools. […]
I am convinced that the one reform that will vastly improve public schools is parent involvement in running them. Just as it’s done in private and independent schools.
I will bring forth literature: books, research, reports, etc. that support this position or illustrate conditions that would be helped by providing more parent voice.
The literature I […]
This book was written in 1993 by Myron Lieberman but I do not know its track record since publication. Has it been well reviewed? Has it had any effect on education reform in the US or elsewhere? I need to contact some people, maybe the testimonial people or the publishers. I will […]