Zusammenfassung der Ressource
UNCF
Done To
Us, Not
With Us
- African American Parents
Perceptions of K-12 Education
- Public schools that serve African American students need transformative improvement.
Improvement cannot take place without the active engagement of the parents of the students served
by the schools. AA parents are eager for community-based leadership that brings about reform.
- (1) Engage parents is the key... parents view themselves
as very engaged with teachers and schools.
- (2) Parents have issues with local
schools, but not their child's school.
- Parents Desire Quality
Neighborhood Schools
- (3) Education Reform is a term
associated with negative feeling.
- Out of touch decision makers -
(1) providing serves without
paying attention to loal culture.
- Daily challenges of single parenthood.
- Unemployment
- Working multiple jobs
- Churches were identified as the
most influencial and trustworthy
source of support for parents
- Trusted Voice
- (4) Strengthen relationship between parents and schools
- Feeling unwelcome when they visit
- Address parent concerns and listen
- Implement change to prove
the parent voice matters
- RADICALLY
CHANGE THE
STORY
- Aaron's story will be different because of local church prayer and dad's advocacy.