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Parent Voice From Pain to Purpose. The Got4titude Story

By Kirby Rabalais There are moments in parenting that split life into a before and an after. For my family, that moment came with my son ...

Parent Voice Mr. President, Parents Aren’t Buying What You’re Selling

Before I’m anything, I’m Matthew, Miles and David’s mom. I’m a widow and I’ve been a single Mom. I’ve worked doubles. I’ve ...

Parent Voice Your Voice, Your Power: How Caregivers, Guardians, and Parents Can Demand Clear Safety Protections

By Jamial Black Families nationwide are facing a reality that cannot be ignored: too often, schools leave parents in the dark about their ...

Parent Voice From a Broken Heart to a Calling

I Didn’t Choose Advocacy — It Chose Me By Miriam Galán I wasn’t born an advocate. Much less the founder of an organization. I became ...

Parent Voice Why I Founded Activate Missouri: Because Education Is Personal—and It’s Collective

By Tiara Jordan-Sutton I didn’t found Activate Missouri because education policy was trendy or because advocacy sounded interesting. I ...

Parent Voice When “Support” Means “You Can’t Come”: A Right to Belong

By Latina Nickelson, M.Ed. Fifth grade comes with certain rites of passage. If you know anything about elementary school, you know one of ...

Parent Voice Why I Keep Fighting — As a Parent, Not a Politician

Even when the work gets heavy, the mission stays clear By Jim Malliard To the parents who will understand this in their bones: I’m not ...

Parent Voice Education Doesn’t Belong at the Department of Labor: Unpacking the Latest Interagency Agreements

Context: Shifting critical department of education offices to other agencies The Trump Administration has begun to shift critical ...

Parent Voice A Parent’s Right: Advocating for your Child

By Kevin Brathwaite, Guest Blogger When my children first started school, I thought being a “good parent” meant showing up — going to ...

Policy When Systems Falter, Families Must Anchor Education

By Rev. Manikka Bowman An old African proverb says: “It takes a village to raise a child.” Yet America’s public education ...