"Group helps black parents, students in Sacramento schools" (Sacramento Bee, 02/08/09)

The Black Parallel School Board is an education advocacy group working to help African American students in Sacramento improve subpar performance in school.

"School uses nursery rhymes to promote early literacy" (Citizen Patriot, 02/09/09)

A group of elementary teachers at Miller Elementary School decided to host Family Nursery Rhyme Night last week, where students would not miss out on learning about "Humpty Dumpty" and "Jack and Jill," among others.

"Getting the most out of parent-teacher conferences" (WINK, 02/05/09)

Parent-teacher conferences have been the norm for many years. A number of schools around the country are trying something different, however - student-led conferences.

"Well-Connected Parents Take On School Boards" (Wash Post, 01/30/09)

For a new generation of well-wired activists in the Washington region, it's not enough to speak at Parent-Teacher Association or late-night school board meetings. They are going head-to-head with superintendents through e-mail blitzes, social networking Web sites, online petitions, partnerships with business and student groups, and research that mines a mountain of electronic data on school performance.