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...provide answers, Constantino and his staff put in place a program called ParentLink. Through a website and a voice-mail system, parents can get up-to-date information about their child's grades, homework, attendance and even the details of that day's lessons. Yvonne Gray says, "ParentLink fosters communication" with her daughter. "It gives me something specific to ask her about." Helen Marmoll, after checking ParentLink, stunned her son by asking why he hadn't made it back to class on time after a doctor's appointment...
Dropout parents are found across the spectrum of income and education. Low-income couples and single moms often juggle multiple jobs, and have little time or energy for teacher conferences or homework help. Professional couples with two demanding careers often view the schools as subcontractors whom they pay, through hefty taxes, to fill ever more complex roles: as babysitters, coaches, cops, nurses, therapists and surrogate parents. These extra burdens come at a time when teachers face rising pressure to show results in the classroom. Isabelle Carduner, a French teacher at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., says too many...
...happened in class that day or puzzling over an assignment together. And teachers can help spark those discussions. In a yearlong study, Epstein tracked 700 Baltimore middle schoolers from families with little formal education whose teachers imposed a new rule: the students were required to discuss their language-arts homework with a family member. Result: higher grades and more enthusiastic writers...
...Sacramento model, teachers go to the homes of their students at least once each school year to chat with parents about what their child will study in the coming year and how precisely parents can help with homework assignments. For teachers, the visits can amount to a crash course in sensitivity training. Teachers visit homes in pairs and, once inside, have a relaxed chat with parents rather than levying instructions as they would in a classroom. Often that means overlooking threadbare interiors or a family's less-than-scholarly choice of reading material. Jennifer Ching Moff, a third-grade teacher...
...typically stipulate, among other things, how many hours parents will read with their children each week. At the KIPP Academies, two successful charter schools in Houston and New York City, parents, teachers and students sign contracts pledging everything from adherence to the dress code (teachers and students) to checking homework (parents). If students repeatedly slip up, the academies can send them back to a regular public school...