 Join our bloggers as they share their experiences on the challenges and joys of helping children succeed in school.
I'm usually a bit more cynical, but this one cracked me up -- yes, you too can have Hannah Montana wake up your son or daughter on the first day of school. That should get them jumping, eh?Thankfully, my dear daughter is a bi... Read more
Good advice from Missouri on how tomake the most from the annual back-to-school night at school. Especially like the advice to ask specifically how a teacher prefers to be communicated with. Some teachers love email; others o... Read more
Good column from Atlanta from a dad who doesn't miss the annual scramble now that his youngest is off to college. It *is* amazing how none of the supply goodies you can get for free (pens from the hotel or conference, backpac... Read more
I'm not usually one for giving fashion advice, but i just ran across this site.. and kind of love these shirts for the little ones. (Love them especially after my kids came home from the mall last night with lots and lots of ... Read more
Love the thinking in Denver -- getting parents energized about staying connected with their kids' education. Heck -- it's what this site is all about!For the Denver Public Schools (and the -- love this name! -- Parent Empower... Read more
Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a heated debate taking place on whether the extra-involved parents at school should get preferential treatment. The specific debate here is on an involved parent requesting a specific teacher ... Read more
Kind of reminds me of Hallmark inventing new holidays to sell more cards, but... Staples has decided that yesterday was the "official start of the back-to-school shopping season."What I really love is the idea that some caref... Read more
So all 6 of us Sullivans are on vacation this week. We're at Smuggler's Notch in Vermont (America's Family Resort, they call it.) and -- despite rain today -- are having a great time.After a year of typical parent and family ... Read more
Just found this excellent year-long feature from New Haven, CT. The focus: how several parents made parent involvemnt work for themselves on their own schedules and within their own interests. Great, great stuff. And a lot fo... Read more
Took me a couple of reads to actually like this story from England about the joys and perils of connecting with the PTO or PTA at your school.My first reaction was to criticize the stereotypical portrayal that parent group vo... Read more
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