Parents
Sex Ed Isn't Enough, Our Schools Should Be Teaching Sexual Consent
My family and I know an adorable toddler who loves to chase other children and kiss them. My soon-to-be 5-year-old daughter is mortified by him. When he comes to lay one on her, she screams “No!”...
Parents
How to Have 'The Talk' With Your Black Students When They Return to School
Eric Holder stated that in his version of "the talk," which he hoped to not have to “[hand] down,” that “as a father who loves his son and who is more knowing in the ways of the world, I had to do...
California
It’s Time for Parents to Speak UP
When parents at Broadway Elementary School’s Mandarin immersion program in Venice, California, wanted the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to reverse its decision to cut the incoming...
Parents
New York City Must Stop Hiding Its Weakest Teachers
A couple of months ago, the mayor of New York City snuck out a press release about his failure to rid the city of some its poorest performing teachers. What his administration has done instead is...
Parents
It's Time for a Unified Public School System in New Orleans
The path to meaningful and lasting change in our public schools system is often difficult, driven by successes and slowed by setbacks along the way. Nevertheless, as anyone fighting for this effort...
Parents
Here's How This School Is Preparing Students for Success at Home and School
Long after the last school bell rang, the halls and classrooms of Pascual LeDoux Academy were bustling. More than 80 families in this primarily Latino community had gone back to school to learn about...
