WAMU - Kojo Nnamdi on Parent Activism in Local Schools

Parent involvement in the schools used to mean attending the occasional parent-teacher conference, pitching in for a bake-sale or joining the PTA. But across our region, parents are taking on new ambitious goals, demanding changes in school policies and mobilizing to protect favored programs. We examine how the Internet and other networking tools are transforming parent activism, and consider how it is affecting the way local schools run.
Archive of March 5, 2009 ~WAMU~ Kojo Nnamdi show.