How does a group of parents have any power enact change?
Parents, one at a time, don t have a lot of power to effect change. However, when working together, the parents and community have a lot of power. Act4Education is focused on creating change by harnessing the power of the community. We have been working hard with all constituents to identify the needs for the school, and believe that with the numbers of the community behind us, we can create change. The turn around of Westwood Charter and Canfield Elementary Schools are 2 local examples of how the community got involved and made a difference. While the teachers union has certain powers, as involved parents we can set expectations within our schools, and hold our teachers accountable to meeting those expectations. However, this won t happen unless we commit to being involved with our children s schools.
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