The Parent-School Board Feuds

Essential Steps by Parents to Improve Schools

Gerard Giordano

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Rowman & Littlefield
17 December 2024

Decision theory: general; Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education

During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents were able to observe their children in online classes. They were surprised by classroom discussions and assignments related to gender, race, ethnicity, and religion along with the policies that were guiding curricula, tests, technology, athletics, discipline, safety, transportation, funding, and numerous other aspects of schools. Parents began giving their advice to their school boards, but when they were ignored, they disrupted meetings, wrote editorials, created blogs, staged rallies, and lobbied state officials. They were hoping to attract media attention and acquire political power and were stunned by their success. TheParent-School Board Feuds: Essential Steps by Parents to Improve Schools recounts parent-school board feuding about controversial classroom topics such as gender and race, their disagreements about school policies, including those affecting tests, technology, athletics, and discipline, and the impact that parents had during the pandemic and continue to have today.

By: Gerard Giordano
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9781475874020
ISBN 10: 1475874022
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 17 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface: Who Started the Feuds? Acknowledgement Chapter 1: The School Library Feuds Chapter 2: The School Masking Feuds Chapter 3: The Parenting Feuds Chapter 4: The Teachers Union Feuds Chapter 5: The Testing Feuds Chapter 6: The Web Filter Feuds Chapter 7: The School AI Feuds Chapter 8: The School Bus Feuds Chapter 9: The Student Safety Feuds Chapter 10: The School Funding Feuds Chapter 11: The School Athletics Feuds Chapter 12: The Social and Emotional Learning Feuds References About the Author

Gerard Giordano has been a professor at several universities, including New Mexico State University, Utah State University, and the University of North Florida. He has published more than two dozen books about education.