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Tag Archives: graduation rate
Moving Forward with Family Engagement
I am encouraged that the graduation rate has increased nationally to 80%. However, at least 1.2 million students still fail to earn diplomas per year, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). “In 2009, President Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Education Transformation, Family Engagement, Parent Engagement, PTA
Tagged After school, America's Promise, Arne Duncan, character, common core standards, Dr. King, Education Nation, family engagement, graduating, graduation rate, Learning Styles, NAEP, Parent Engagement, Parent Involvement, Parenting Magazine, partnerships, PTA, STEM
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“Remodeling” Education vs. “Fixing” Education
I recently read an article “Education Needs ‘Remodeling’, Not ‘Fixing’”, which suggested to me that we should perceive that education might need“remodeling” instead of referring to it as requiring “fixing“. I think it was a good article, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Education Transformation, Family Engagement, Parent Engagement
Tagged Achievement Gap, Achievement gap in the United States, broken, Change, Collaborate, Education, Education Reform, Facebook, Fixing Education, graduation rate, IPad, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Parenting Magazine, Remodeling Education, Renovation, Roof, transform education
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