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Dallas-Area Schools Pushing Latino Parents to Be Involved in Kids' Learning
Educators have long encouraged parental involvement, but some schools are taking a more aggressive, hands-on approach in showing parents -- particularly those new to this country -- that they need to help their children learn. -- Dallas Morning News
Related Edutopia article: Secret Weapon Discovered: Parents!
Study of Reading Program Finds a Lack of Progress
Students in schools that use Reading First, a $6 billion program at the core of the No Child Left Behind law, scored no better than their counterparts in schools that did not get the funding, study shows. -- Washington Post
Related Edutopia article: Schools Meet the Challenge of Producing Teen Readers
Troubled Students Produce Rap CD
San Francisco school officials spent $50,000 over the past several months to produce a hip-hop CD, one with so much profanity, it requires a parental-advisory label slapped on the front. And they couldn't be more proud. -- San Francisco Chronicle
Related Edutopia video: A Community's Youths Express Their Voice Through Multimedia
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Head of Teachers' Union Offers to Talk on Tenure and Merit Pay
A frail economy prompted a gesture of compromise from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. -- New York Times
Related Edutopia article: Merit Pay: For Love and Money
Proposed School Catering to Gays Expands Mission
A new Chicago public school would target all disenfranchised students, officials say. -- Chicago Tribune
Related Edutopia article: Harassment of LGBT Teens Prompts Antibullying Initiatives
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