Branding
Nonprofit Thrift Store Told to Take “PTA” out of Its Name
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The decision to invest in real estate, collective impact, and collaboration angers the PTAs in this progressive college town in North Carolina.
parents and teachers
Equity Questions in School-Based Fundraising Still Fester
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Are parents and school districts willing to address the economic inequality of school fundraising?
data analysis
A New Education Report Calls Forth the Ghost of Gates-funded inBloom
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It’s almost as if the national uprising of parents to protect student privacy never occurred! We revisit a bright failed idea of the Gates Foundation.
bullying
Bullying by Teachers: Is It Linked to a Growing License to Hate?
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Student anti-bullying efforts in schools may need to be expanded to include teachers.
education reform
New Rule Will Require States to Rate Teacher Training Programs
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Concerned about the quality and effectiveness of colleges and programs that prepare teachers, the federal government is requiring states to assess effectiveness of teacher training.
closing public schools
New Study Calls Current Teacher Shortage a Serious but Solvable Crisis
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Coinciding with the start of the academic year, last week, the Learning Policy Institute released a new study revealing that recruitment and retention of public school teachers is not keeping pace with the needs of the country’s growing student population.
Nonprofit News
Homeschooling and Co-op Teaching Grow among African Americans
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Minority families skeptical about both public and private education for their children are turning to homeschooling.
Nonprofit News
Parental Choice versus Public Policy in Education
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When it comes to education, do we really want the marketplace to make policy?
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Gates Foundation Apologizes Once Again for “Learning Organization” Missteps
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Management guru Peter Senge has some words worth being heard in the offices of the BMGF: “Breakthroughs come when people learn how to take the time to stop and examine their assumptions.”
parents and teachers
To Whom Is National PTA More Accountable: Parents or the Gates Foundation?
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Why would an organization whose mission is “to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children” oppose the right of parents to advocate for children? NPTA’s stance on testing and a parent’s right to “opt out” raises this troubling question.