Any institution puffed up with such importance will inevitably succumb to narcissism. Gov. Tony Knowles Problems range from lack of academic standards and accountability to changing demographics to lack of public support. We know what we need to do. It s time to move ahead. Sen. Patty Murray Parent involvement is the single most important factor in determining students success.
Parents have a hard time balancing the demands of family and work.
I have introduced the Time for Schools Act to allow parents to take up to 24 hours of unpaid leave per year to participate in activities at their children s school. Most everyone will admit that funding is a problem. However, an answer is not as simple as education needs more money. That money desperately needs to be managed properly, providing the maximum benefits for our students and their teachers . Often, public school teachers are overwhelmed by expectations to use technology in the classroom, without being provided instruction on or time to work with the technology themselves.