Get inspired by Helen Gym…PAA Week Day 3Read PAA’s 2017 survey report: “Real Parent Voice – Real Parent Choice”Follow-up resource list for parent survey participantsArchive of PAA newsletters from September 2016Is there a PAA chapter or affiliate in your state?JOIN US! Here’s how to start a PAA chapter!
Get inspired by Helen Gym…PAA Week Day 3
Read PAA’s 2017 survey report: “Real Parent Voice – Real Parent Choice”
Follow-up resource list for parent survey participants
Archive of PAA newsletters from September 2016
Is there a PAA chapter or affiliate in your state?
JOIN US! Here’s how to start a PAA chapter!

What Finland and Asia tell us about real education reform

Posted on February 3, 2011 by admin

There has been much publicity in recent years about how for more than a decade, Finnish students have excelled in the international comparisons called the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), exams given each three years in reading, math, and science to samples of 15-year-olds globally. In the current issue of the New Republic, Samuel E. Abrams, a visiting scholar at Teachers College, explains what Finland did to turn around its education system, starting in the 1970’s: Finland’s schools weren’t … →

Media advisory: Parents Across America education forum

Posted on January 30, 2011 by admin

MEDIA ADVISORY New national organization, Parents Across America, launches with inaugural education forum in NYC featuring Diane Ravitch NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2011 ­­– Diane Ravitch, a national authority on education policy, will be the keynote speaker at the kick-off event for Parents Across America (PAA), a new national public education advocacy organization, on Monday Feb. 7 in NYC. Ravitch will address the topic: “Are our schools going in the right direction? What parents should do.” This public forum will … →

Parent Voices and the Blueprint – new article in District Administrator

Posted on January 18, 2011 by admin

A compelling new article in the monthly District Administrator details the concerns parents have about the Obama administration’s Blueprint for Reform, and quotes co-founder of Parents Across America, Julie Woestehoff: “Parents are the primary stakeholders in education,” says Julie Woestehoff, executive director of Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE ), which advocates for parents in Chicago Public Schools. “Parents are mostly concerned not with when the PTA meeting is, but what strategies are being used in the school to improve … →

The choices parents really want

Posted on January 18, 2011 by admin

Check out Anthony Cody’s latest on Ed Week about Michelle Rhee’s new organization, StudentsFirst.  He features a quote from PAA member, Leonie  Haimson, about how Rhee does not really offer parents the choices they want, and their kids need and deserve: Parents want the most basic choice of all: a good public school that their child has the right to attend. All children need the guarantee of a quality education, not just for a select few. That means improving all … →

We are PAA.

Posted on January 12, 2011 by admin

Welcome to our website. Browse the site, check out our blog, and share your story in the comments!

We are PAA.

Posted on January 12, 2011 by admin

Parents Across America is a grassroots organiza­tion that connects parents and activists from across the U.S. to share ideas and work together on improving our nation’s public schools. We are committed to bringing the voice of par­ents – and common sense – to local and national education debates.  We advocate for proven, progressive measures such as reducing class size and increasing parent involvement, and oppose corporate-style efforts to privatize our schools. Please join us, as we fight for children and … →

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