Learn how to become an effective champion for important education issues. This resource provides an in-depth look at the role of education advocates, a wide range of advocacy strategies, and real-life stories to inspire your efforts. The reader will find many tools to motivate and inform activities, such as reflection questions, an advocacy…

With increased attention to teacher quality and student achievement, it's important to have an understanding of literacy policy and to envision how teachers might teach literacy differently in the future. In this book, Jacqueline Edmondson addresses key questions of critical policy study to provide understanding about how and why literacy is…

This engaging, rich resource is designed for teachers, parents, and administrators in diverse schools or districts who know there is no quick fix for building lasting partnerships among families, schools, and communities. Going far beyond traditional "parent involvement programs," this essential volume offers ideas on how teachers and parents…