Cultural competence is an approach to delivering services, such as instructional services, that assumes the services are more effective when they are provided within the most relevant and meaningful cultural, gender-sensitive[as opposed to gender-specific] and age- appropriate context for the target audience. In order to so do most effectively, it is important to define and […]
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21 Ways Schools Can Ramp-Up Engagement With Parents of Color
Family engagement is both a mystery and a solution for schools and the educators who work there. Many are challenged to develop meaningful partnerships with parents and adult caregivers of students. Even more challenging is involving parents of color. Traditionally, schools have operated from within a white middle class framework and a similarly standardized approach […]
With An MOU with NYPD- What Are Public School Students to Understand?
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding In the NYC Public Schools system, there is an MOU-memorandum of understanding, in place between themselves and the NYPD. Essentially, it says tat the police are welcomed on our school campus grounds in order to ensure and enforce safety. PROBLEM: The NYC public schools are largely urban with lower income […]
School Funding: Where is the Money Going?
In typical k-12 public school settings, the current national average student enrollment is around 503 in 2018-19 school year. That’s at least 500 parents and caregivers and that is a big number. School reform, turnaround and improvement is the objective for practically every urban and rural public school in the U.S. Particularly important in […]
