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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Power To The Parents?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A bill that recently passed the House Education Committee would ensure that parents — not educators — constitute a majority on school councils, the groups tasked with overseeing individual campuses.
State Rep. Jan Jones (R-Alpharetta), who sponsored the bill, apparently wants moms and dads to have more control over the way public schools are run. Of course, the councils are only advisory in nature. But, if this bill becomes law, parents would not only have to make up a majority of the council, but also serve as leaders for the groups.
Several years ago, Georgia lawmakers passed a law establishing school councils as a way to get more parents involved in education and improve the communication between home and school. But is legislation really the best way to get parents involved?
