Education Law

Story of success

BoardBuzz likes nothing more than a positive story to get us over the slump of “hump day.”  And what could be better than a success story of a school that helps increase student literacy, especially for English Language Learners? 

Check out the story Parents and students laerning together on the Center for Public Education’s web site. 

As the number of children who use cell phones continues to grow, so do concerns about the long-term effects on children?s health. In the Granite (Salt Lake City) School District, a select group of parents learned first-hand how to protect their children from the electromagnetic fields that cell phones?and other household appliances?emit. Those same parents will be invited to several other seminars during the school year, where they?ll delve into topics ranging from child abuse to breast cancer awareness to understanding mental illnesses.

These timely classes are just one aspect of the district?s comprehensive literacy improvement plan, which received financial support from Toyota. Called the Toyota Family Literacy Program (TFLP), the plan is designed to help Hispanic parents improve their English and literacy skills while strengthening their ability to help their children, in grades K?3, succeed in school. Three elementary schools in the district?Woodrow Wilson, James E. Moss, and Monroe?share the funds from the three-year grant.

To read the rest of the story and learn more, click here.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on March 11, 2009 (boomark / email).