Parents' Primary Job: Choosing the Best Education for Their Child CER Press Release,Washington DC,September 28, 2009 Know Your Choices: Sowing the Seeds of Education Reform, the first in a new CER Parent Power! series, shares with parents the full range of school choices in action throughout the country, from vouchers and scholarships to charter schools and virtual learning.
Kids Need Great Schools: Michigan Rally Thursday, September 24 Thousands of Michigan students, parents, teachers and advocates will rally to urge lawmakers to focus on more school choices and alternative teacher certification options to support Michigan's "Race to the Top." Ten Michigan charter schools will celebrate their 15th anniversaries as well.
Making Sense of President Obama's School Speech Ten Things Parents Should Share with their Kids. Use this opportunity to educate your own kids about education - how it works, what we all can do to make it better, and how we can influence our elected officials to do the right thing for our kids.
Back to School: Knowledge is Parent Power! Drop by the Curriculum Corner for insights in evaluating what's being taught in your child's classroom, and check out the ABCs of Teaching for tips and tricks on interacting with educators once you have the 411.