Building and Sustaining Education Reform through Relational Power | Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Building and Sustaining Education Reform through Relational Power | Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Recently, a new set of education advocacy groups that define themselves as a children’s and parents’ lobby has attracted attention by their involvement in debates and activity focused on teacher tenure and evaluation, charter schools, parent “triggers,” school funding, and a host of other issues. While these groups claim to represent the interests of parents, especially those who’ve been poorly served by public schools, their engagement of parents and community members is often limited to signing petitions, joining a website, and attending occasional large events. Rather than working with parents and students to identify their most pressing concerns and develop solutions together, these groups promote agendas shaped largely by political insiders.
Recently, a new set of education advocacy groups that define themselves as a children’s and parents’ lobby has attracted attention by their involvement in debates and activity focused on teacher tenure and evaluation, charter schools, parent “triggers,” school funding, and a host of other issues. While these groups claim to represent the interests of parents, especially those who’ve been poorly served by public schools, their engagement of parents and community members is often limited to signing petitions, joining a website, and attending occasional large events. Rather than working with parents and students to identify their most pressing concerns and develop solutions together, these groups promote agendas shaped largely by political insiders.
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