Putting Families at the Center: The Role of Parent Advocacy Groups during COVID-19

Autor/inn/en	Olson, Lynn; Heyward, Georgia
Institution	Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
Titel	Putting Families at the Center: The Role of Parent Advocacy Groups during COVID-19
Quelle	(2020), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Parent Role; Advocacy; Parent Associations; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Family Role; Educational Change; Change Strategies; Information Dissemination; Empowerment; Family Needs; Educational Quality; At Risk Students; Elementary Secondary Education; Access to Computers; Internet; School Closing; Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Equal Education; Educational Policy; California (Oakland); District of Columbia; Illinois (Chicago); California (Los Angeles) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parental role; Elternrolle; Sozialanwaltschaft; Elternvertretung; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Bildungsreform; Lösungsstrategie; Informationsverbreitung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	As school systems nationwide struggle to deliver learning in a pandemic, parent advocacy groups are stepping up to help Black and Hispanic families who have often been left out of previous education policy making discussions. This brief profiles four advocacy groups--The Oakland REACH; Parents Amplifying Voices in Education, or PAVE; Kids First Chicago; and Parent Revolution--that have been particularly effective in devising bold solutions during the current crisis. The work of these groups offers critical lessons for supporting families to lead change during the pandemic and beyond, including: (1) Don't wait for a crisis to develop relationships with families; (2) Help families navigate the complex system of educational experiences in their city; (3) Create feedback loops with families to keep abreast of their most pressing concerns; (4) Equip families with the skills and power to elevate their concerns and craft solutions; and (5) Push the system while offering solutions. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Center on Reinventing Public Education. University of Washington Bothell Box 358200, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel: 206-685-2214; Fax: 206-221-7402; e-mail: crpe@u.washington.edu; Web site: http://www.crpe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01