Schools Weather Tough Economic Times with Proactive Communication
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Today's schools are faced with unprecedented fiscal challenges. New programs are being put on hold and difficult tradeoff decisions are being made. Administrators, faculty and staff are being asked to do more with less. In these difficult times, many school systems are finding that the investment in a notification service is paying for itself many times over.
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Raising Their Voices: Engaging Students, Teachers, and Parents to Help End the High School Dropout Epidemic
A report by Civic Enterprises. Among the findings: Candid dialogue among three constituencies (parents, teachers, students) is necessary to move beyond the "blame game" and to forge a collective will to ensure more students graduate from high school. Communications between teachers and parents is essential, and technological resources should be applied to make these connections as quickly as possible.
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Parental Effort, School Resources, and Student Achievement
A report from researchers at Cornell and the University of New Hampshire which draws the connection between student achievement and parental involvement. Finds that improved dialogue between the classroom and home has the same positive impact on academics as an additional $1,000 in per pupil spending.