Download full textERIC Number: ED380228
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993-Sep
Pages: 13
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Providing Parent Information for Public School Choice in Massachusetts Cities.
Hollifield, John H., Ed.
Research and Development, n4 Sep 1993
A child's success in school is often determined by the level of involvement of the family in his or her education. This newsletter presents articles on helping parents collaborate in the schooling process. The title article describes the "universal controlled" public school choice allowed in several Massachusetts school districts, and a report evaluating its impact. The report notes that the majority of parents, including low-income and minority parents, receive their choice of schools, and that well-organized parent information centers are essential to providing all parents with information about schools and counseling them in making good choices. The remaining articles in the newsletter are: (1) "On the Road to Readiness: Roadblocks, Alternate Routes, Checkpoints, and Refueling"; (2) "Surveys and Summaries Help Schools Identify and Analyze Current Practices of Partnership; Develop More Comprehensive Programs; (3) "Families and Schools Begin Action Research To Strengthen Involvement"; and (4) "Parent Centers Send Clear Message: Come Be A Partner in Educating Your Children." (HTH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Programs, Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Parents as Teachers, Partnerships in Education, Public Schools, School Choice, School Readiness
Dissemination Office, Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children's Learning, The Johns Hopkins University, 3505 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 (Free; full reports of each study may be ordered for a charge).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Center on Families, Communities, Schools, and Children's Learning.; Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD.
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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