Concerned about what’s happening in your school district, but don’t know where to start? Our Parents Across America members have written short information sheets on key issues that parents and school districts are facing across the country. These information sheets include links to other studies and reports that may help you as well.
We’re also putting up one-page fact sheets that you can download, reproduce and hand out in your community.
We’re adding subjects all the time, so be sure to check back often!
Information and Fact Sheets
A Parent’s Guide to the Broad Foundation’s Training Programs and Policies (pdf)
Ask the Right Questions! (some guidelines for evaluating data and research)
- Why Class Size Matters Fact Sheet (click here to download)
How Teaching Experience Makes a Difference
Parents’ Rights and the Value of Parent Involvement
Tying Teacher Salaries to Test Scores Doesn’t Work
- Tying Teacher Salaries to Test Scores Doesn’t Work Fact Sheet (click here to download)
Research showing NCLB Doesn’t Work and PAA Positions Do
Research showing NCLB doesn’t work and PAA positions do (pdf)
Why More Standardized Tests Won’t Improve Education
- Why More Standardized Tests Won’t Improve Education Fact Sheet (click here to download)
Why Class Size Reduction is a More Effective Reform than those required by Race to the Top (pdf)
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