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Parent Voice NAEP and Choice: Something’s Not Adding Up

By Charles Barone, National Parents Union Senior Director of the Center for Innovation Two significant events occurred on the national ...
Parent Voice The Voice Box — 11 Ways to (Re)Discover a Love of Reading

  By Emilie Martin, NPU Center for Parent Voice   If you read my last blog post, you know that I love to read. I often joke that ...
Parent Voice The Voice Box — In My Bookish Era

  By Emilie Martin, NPU Center for Parent Voice The first book I remember describing as my favorite was The Last of the Really Great ...
Parent Voice The Voice Box — Three things to know as the parent of transgender youth

  By Christine Pitts, Guest Blogger On Mother’s Day this year, I was tucking in my transgender daughter, Lexi. She gave me an ...
Parent Voice The Voice Box — Raising a Queer Teen in a Complex World

  By Patti Humble, Guest Blogger   My dearest friend asked me if I would write this for Pride Month. Actually, her exact words ...
Parent Voice Don’t Believe the Hype #9

ISSUE #9 — Navigating the social landscape of a PWI as a Queer POC June 20, 2024 Since June is Pride Month, I have invited guest blogger, ...
Parent Voice A TALE OF TWO CITIES: A story of two mothers struggling to break down barriers in the public education system

By: Ashara Baker, NPU Center for Parent Voice   This spring has been a theme for me around parent power. Not the predictable kind ...
Parent Voice The Voice Box — The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health

  By: Emilie Martin, NPU Center for Parent Voice   A couple of months ago, I deactivated my Facebook. Without even thinking about ...
Parent Voice Don’t Believe the Hype #8

ISSUE #8 —I am NOT Okay May 28, 2024 My Dear Readers, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As Parent Organizers, we are constantly ...
Parent Voice The Voice Box — In my Advocacy Era

By: Emilie Martin, NPU Center for Parent Voice   We’re just about a month removed from the NPU Convening and I have THOUGHTS. I’ve ...