The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is pleased to establish a link on our website to Project Appleseed. NEA will publicize the event in our publications. We appreciate your efforts in support of public schools. The Department certainly supports your efforts to increase parental involvement at the local school district level and will encourage New York schools to participate in the Campaign . We know that your efforts, and those of the other six men and women we honor, will be an inspiration to our 9 million readers.
History is often the study of the leaders, the politicians, the generals, the powers that be.
But when it comes to telling the story of education in the '90s, the usual suspects merit little more than a footnote. Some were education insiders, of course, but others hadn't set foot in a classroom for years. Some purposefully sought change, while others inadvertently set the stage for it. And while some influenced policy, others transformed school culture and traditional attitudes toward education. I wish you continued success in your endeavors to promote parental involvement.