“We worked for a number of years before we had kids,” she said. “We know how to research and find information and connect the dots. To expect us to show up and just make photos or write checks does not sit well with this generation. If you are going to invite parents in the door . . . it should be more of a partnership.”
via Well-Connected Parents Take On School Boards – washingtonpost.com.
It was only a matter of time before someone acted to make change. Education seems more and more resistent to change (just look at Vermont’s decades long funding debate). The unfortunate part is that parents are just as resistent to funding changes and closing unnecessary schools. So much for progress.