Good morning all. I thought you might be interested in the following  
items that appeared in the current issue of the FINE newsletter from  
Harvard.

It Takes a Parent: Transforming Education in the Wake of the No Child  
Left Behind Act
The national nonprofit legal organization Appleseed has just released  
a report on how parent involvement works under the No Child Left  
Behind Act in public elementary and secondary schools and what still  
needs to be done. The report is based on interviews with state and  
local officials, community groups, district leaders, school officials  
and parents in 18 school districts in six states. Appleseed finds  
that, as a nation, we have not emphasized or financially invested in  
parental involvement in ways that we should--and that the vision of  
NCLB, with parents as full participating partners, remains  
unfulfilled. The report offers recommendations for local and state  
officials and parents.
appleseeds.net/servlet/PublicationInfo?articleId=211

Educating School Teachers
Arthur Levine and The Education Schools Project report here on the  
results of a 4-year study of America’s education schools. They show  
that only 21% of principals, 34% of deans, 33% of faculty, and 43% of  
teacher education alumni believe that education schools adequately  
prepare teachers to work with parents. Moreover, only 71% of deans  
believe that schools of education are the most appropriate place to  
prepare teachers to work with parents. To read the report, click on  
the link below.
www.edschools.org/pdf/Educating_Teachers_Report.pdf

Related Resource: Improving Teacher Practices With Families
To read FINE members' past comments on how to improve the ways in  
which teachers interact with families, go to the following link on  
our website.
www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/memberinsights.html#3



Gail J. Price
Multimedia Specialist
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40205

Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112
Fax: 502 584-0172


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