Where are the Caring Adults?

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   The Every Child Every Promise report says -
"20% of our young people do not have caring adults in their lives. This number is higher for the disadvantaged."

"4 in 10 young people say their parents are not involved in their educations."

Middletown City Schools has almost 60% disadvantaged students. Some schools are almost 100% disadvantaged.

How do you think this lack of parental involvement - and the disadvantaged rate - affects the ability of the schools to meet AYP and provide an effective education for 'all' students, including those whose parents are involved and who are not economically disadvantaged?

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Gramma Mae Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Outsider Joined: Sep 24 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gramma Mae Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Where are the Caring Adults? Posted: Sep 24 2007 at 10:46am
	The Every Child Every Promise report says - "20% of our young people do not have caring adults in their lives. This number is higher for the disadvantaged." "4 in 10 young people say their parents are not involved in their educations." Middletown City Schools has almost 60% disadvantaged students. Some schools are almost 100% disadvantaged. How do you think this lack of parental involvement - and the disadvantaged rate - affects the ability of the schools to meet AYP and provide an effective education for 'all' students, including those whose parents are involved and who are not economically disadvantaged?
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Bill Rogers Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: Apr 24 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 225	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Rogers Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Sep 24 2007 at 12:10pm
	I don't think anyone would argue that the schools' low yearly scores are entirely to be blamed on the school administration and staff. Yes, it's a sad thing that many in Middletown are poor, and it definitely affects the home lives of a very large percentage of our students. The school board can be criticized though, parents can't. The blame for all the schools' problems only has one target to aim for, whether it's right or wrong.