The goal of ParentAdvocates.org
is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
Mission Statement
is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
Mission Statement
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The E-Accountability Foundation announces the
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
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Current Events
Teacher Certification and Policy
As teachers must be certified to teach under NCLB, many states are reporting very very high numbers are indeed certified...when perhaps they are not, or at least not in the subject they are teaching! Take a look at the Progressive Policy Institute's "The 21st Century Schools Project Bulletin November 6, 2003, which looks at Teacher certification and Quality under NCLB and finds troubling data:
Teacher Quality One of the most challenging and important provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act requires states to have all teachers in schools highly qualified by 2005-06 and to ensure equitable distribution of highly qualified teachers between high- and low-poverty schools. In September, states were required to report to the U.S. Department of Education on the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers. 11 states did not submit data at all, and many of those that did have not yet defined highly qualified (NCLB lays out basic parameters for highly qualified teachers to be licensed and demonstrate content knowledge, but defers to states on what constitutes licensure and how to assess content knowledge) or lack reliable systems to track this. However, what has really caught the eye of a lot of analysts is that 22 states report at least 90 percent of courses taught by highly qualified teachers, and 19 say the same for courses in high-poverty schools. There is a striking dissonance between the high percentages states are reporting and substantial evidence about out of field teaching and differentials in teacher quality for poor students. Moreover, considering the history of states and institutions gaming reporting on teacher quality issues, for example under HEA Title II, many observers smell a rat. Further Reading: "States Claim Teachers are 'Qualified,'" Bess Keller, Education Week (10/29/03): http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=09Qualified.h23 A Qualified Teacher In Every Classroom AEI-PPI-NCTQ Conference (October 23-24, 2003): http://www.aei.org/events/eventID.624,filter./event_detail.asp "How Urban Schools Keep Good Teachers at Bay," Jay Mathews, Washington Post (10/28/03): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25979-2003Oct27.html "Missed Opportunities: How We Keep High-Quality Teachers Out of Urban Schools," Jessica Levin and Meredith Quinn, The New Teacher Project (09/15/03): http://www.tntp.org/ 21st Century Schools Project Bulletin: vol 3, no 18 (09/23/03): http://www.ppionline.org/ppi_ci.cfm?contentid=252055&knlgAreaID=110&subsecid=900001 "City Schools Report Progress On Hiring Certified Teachers," Catherine Gewertz, Education Week (10/29/03): http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=09Urbanteach.h23 |
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