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Originally posted by sgtclub
I'm in favor of parent involvement and I think it is a necessary condition to improve schools. But who the hell has time to spend during the day in the classroom? Maybe upper-middle class families can afford one parent to do that 1 day a week, but this really isn't an option in the middle/lower class because both parents (if they are in the home) need to work during the day.
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That's why I liked the idea of the local parent councils in the Chicago System. Each of the schools was made accountable to a local council made up of parents and system officials. If the schools didn't meet certain objectives, the councils had the right to replace officials and, to a certain extent, teachers, after allowing the teachers to attempt to meet a performance improvement plan.
The program has been modified or abandoned somewhat, but it was a great move and it should be reinstitutued and beefed up.
