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Putting Families at the Center : The Role of Parent Advocacy Groups during COVID-19 / Lynn Olson and Georgia Heyward.

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 Ampli...

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Online Access: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED610603.pdf
Main Authors: Olson, Lynn, Heyward, Georgia (Author)
Corporate Author: Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2020.
Subjects:
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.
Reports, Descriptive.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Availability: 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.
Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education (ED).
Abstractor: As Provided.
Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education.
Physical Description:1 online resource (9 pages)
Access:Access rights: Yes.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:Text (Reports, Descriptive)
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note:Center on Reinventing Public Education.

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