Did You Know (Education)
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These fact sheets (in English and Spanish) cover a range of topics including: No Child Left Behind (School Choice, Supplemental Educational Services, Adequate Yearly Progress, Parent Involvement), Literacy, Learning Styles, Safe Schools, Homework and more. These fact sheets were developed by our Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC).
- What is a PIRC?
- 1 NCLB-10 Facts
- 2 NCLB-Parent Involvement
- 3 NCLB-Public School Choice
- 4 NCLB-School-District Report Cards
- 5 NCLB-Supplemental Educational Services
- 6 NCLB-District Parent Involvement Policy
- 7 NCLB-School Parent Compacts
- 8 NCLB-Teacher Qualifications
- 9 NCLB-English Language Learners
- 10 Resources for Families and Schools
- 11 NCLB- Student Success and Parent Involvement
- 12 NCLB-McKinney Vento
- 13 NCLB-Accountability
- 14 NCLB-AYP
- 15 Demystifying Supplemental Educational Services
- 16 Demystifying Adequate Yearly Progress
- 17 Demystifying Public School Choice
- 18 Reading Questions Tool
- 19 Myths and Realities about Testing
- 20 NCLB-Free Tutoring
- 21 EPSS
- 22 Quality Reading Instruction
- 23 Measuring Adequate Yearly Progress
- 24 Scientifically Based Instruction
- 25 Communicating with Your Child's School
- 26 Dads Do Make a Difference
- 27 About Self-Esteem & Student Success
- 28 About Productive Parent Conferences
- 29 Homework Hassles and Strategies
- 30 About Teaching Responsibility
- 31 About the Importance of Grandparenting
- 32 About Step Parenting
- 33 About Helping Your Child Be Ready for School
- 34 About Activity Overload
- 35 About Raising a Reader
- 36 About The Motivated Child
- 37 About Learning Styles and Your Child
- 38 About Our Children and the Internet
- 39 About Home Alone
- 40 About Safer Schools
- 41 About Peer Pressure
- 42 About Easing the Teasing
- 43 About Being Bullied
- 44 About Stopping Back Talk
- 45 About Adventuring with Your Child
- 46 About Summer Fun
- 47 About Becoming a More Effective Parent
- 48 Ways That Words Can Help Instead of Hurt
- 49 The Right Question
- 50 Boost Your Child’s Attitude
