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Meet the Parent Activists of the Pandemic
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Meet the Parent Activists of the Pandemic

By Kaylee Domzalski & Brooke Saias 鈥� April 28, 2021 1 min read
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The pandemic has put unique hurdles in front of parents as they mobilize to shape their children鈥檚 education, from the push for in-person schooling鈥攐r home-school alternatives鈥攖o long-term demands for parent empowerment. EdWeek鈥檚 video team tells the story of four parent activists who pushed forward despite institutional head winds.

A Parent Organizes to Pry 69传媒 Open

Concerned by his children鈥檚 struggles with online schooling, Los Angeles parent Ross Novie created the group LA School Uprising to pressure the Los Angeles Unified School district to reopen for in-person instruction.

In Detroit, Parents Equip Other Parents to Do Home Schooling Right

Bernita Bradley founded the home-school cooperative Engaged Detroit during the pandemic to equip parents and caregivers with the tools to meet the needs of their students as Detroit schools moved to remote learning.

Organizing for Resources鈥攁nd a Parent Voice in Decisionmaking

Adrian Gray, a parent of five children in East Oakland, Calif., organized other parents to advocate for safe in-person schooling for their children, and pushed through a resolution establishing a committee on Black student reparations.

Doubling Down When Parent Advocacy Faces Pushback

Heather Moselle, a parent in Hawaii, mobilized to have the state drop a controversial online learning program and curriculum due to racially offensive and sexist content, despite pushback to parental activism.

Kaylee Domzalski
Video Producer,  Education Week
Kaylee Domzalski is a video producer for Education Week.
Brooke Saias
Video Producer,  Education Week
Brooke Saias is a video producer for Education Week, working to tell stories about the impact of education on communities.
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