Ogden Teachers Rally for Collective Bargaining

Ogden Teachers Rally for Collective Bargaining

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Sec. Arne Duncan promotes "parent engagement"

"Schools can vie for "engagement money. Continuing a trend it began last winter by handing out a portion of federal stimulus funding in a national competition, the Obama administration said Monday that it would double funding for parental involvement in schools but make local groups, school districts and other organizations compete for the money. Speaking to parent advocates at Georgetown University, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the administration would give schools $270 million for "parent engagement" but would require schools and other groups to vie for their share of the funding." USA Today-Greg Toppo