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Urge parents to get involved: Responses to "Schools require action, not talk," Editorial, Oct. 22
October 29, 2006
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sharon Hill
The editorial raises three core issues to be addressed if Georgia is to have "the next Southern education success story."
The editorial board is correct to highlight the need for adequate school funding, high-quality teaching and the promotion of a culture that puts education first, but it leaves out a fourth core issue: how to increase meaningful parent involvement.
As noted in the op-ed "Ordinary parental involvement won't cut it" (@issue, Oct. 22), the Appleseed report, "It Takes A Parent," found that more schools need to make meaningful parental involvement a core strategy to promote school success. High-performing schools understand that parents can be full partners in school success, not only as fund-raisers and room parents.
This kind of parental involvement, together with sound financing, quality teaching and education-first attitudes, will make public education in Georgia the success story our children and families deserve.
SHARON HILL, Atlanta
