Dear Dr. Cardona: Way Too Many Mom and Pop Voices Missing From Your “Unprecedented” Parent and Family Council Planning
When the Biden Administration announced this week that it was creating an “unprecedented” advisory council to elevate the role of parents and families in schools, I became full of mixed emotions. Why? Because our parent group and similar groups across the nation have been engaged in that work for years— some for decades – with minimal parent right protections from the U.S. Department of Education. God knows I try so hard to stay optimistic, but when I dug into the…