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Parental Involvement in Schools: The Key to Our Children's Success
Posted by on August 9, 2012 at 10:25 AM EDTWhile serving on the Bunker Hill Elementary School PTA, Janelle Sperry secured grants for paving a track and basketball court, library grant which included new computer equipment, books and resource materials, and an Outdoor Science and Nature Center.
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Engaged Parents Can Help Strengthen Our Schools
Posted by on August 9, 2012 at 10:15 AM EDTAs the proud mother of three, Emily Sack has always placed importance on being active her children’s school. Volunteering at the school and in classrooms give her an opportunity to interact with other parents, the faculty, school administrators and, most important, the children.
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Giving to Those That Hardly Recieve
Posted by on August 9, 2012 at 10:12 AM EDTWhile serving as PTA President, Mandy Patterson started a children’s charity, Pajama Pals, which has collected and distributed nearly 75,000 books and new pajamas to underprivileged children in North Carolina.
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Collaboration, Communication, Accountability, and Equity: The Key to Parental Engagement
Posted by on August 9, 2012 at 10:10 AM EDTWith a focus on collaboration, communication, accountability, and equity, Anne Stafford has empowered parents to work with teachers toward greater student achievement.
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Creating an Environment for Life-Long Learners Through PTA
Posted by on August 9, 2012 at 10:06 AM EDTAs volunteer director of the PTA Clothing Center, Sharon Meigh-Chang is dedicated to assisting students in need receive clothing and helping them to have an improved view of themselves to be ready to go to school and learn, has gone from assisting thousands of students to nearly 2000 students each year.
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Watch and Engage: PTA Day at the White House
Posted by on August 8, 2012 at 2:29 PM EDTThe White House welcomes over 150 PTA leaders from 41 states for a day-long briefing and honors community leaders as Champions of Change.
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Skilled Volunteers and Mentors Helping Improve Student Performance
Posted by on August 1, 2012 at 3:47 PM EDTPresident Obama is committed to raising America’s game in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. I recently spoke with Eric Schwarz, co-founder and CEO of Citizen Schools, and Leo Flanagan, principal of the Clarence Edwards Middle School in Charlestown, MA. Since 2006, Citizen Schools has partnered with the Edwards Middle School as an expanded learning time partner to lengthen the school day by three hours a day and bring in a hundreds of volunteers to teach apprenticeships.
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Panel Shows What’s Possible in Education Technology
Posted by on July 31, 2012 at 2:59 PM EDTLast Monday, at a Capitol Hill briefing co-sponsored by Sens. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Michael Bennet of Colorado, a panel of experts described some of the innovative learning technologies being brought to bear in public education and ways in which the Obama Administration’s proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED) could speed the development and deployment of these valuable technologies.
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Fueling Education Innovation with Open Data
Posted by on July 30, 2012 at 11:06 AM EDTEarlier this month, as part of the Education Data Initiative, a diverse set of educational technology experts and entrepreneurs joined staff from the White House and Department of Education to participate in an “Education Data Jam” at the George Washington School of Business. One of the goals of the half-day workshop was to brainstorm how open data might be used by entrepreneurs and innovators for new products, services, or apps that improve student outcomes or help families with college selection and affordability.
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Detroit Maker Faire: Celebrating Tinkerers, Inventors, and the Next Generation
Posted by on July 27, 2012 at 1:04 PM EDTThis weekend, a two-day celebration of making by a rising generation of tinkerers, inventors, and innovators—includes 450 makers from Michigan and around the United States—is taking place with one of the best collections of innovation in the world as its backdrop.
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