Just stumbled across this great series on parent involvement by the New Haven Independent. The paper is following three families through the academic year to observe the different ways that schools involve parents.

In addition to the accounts of parent group events, there are some moving descriptions of family life. The series follows a widowed mom who works the night shift and volunteers at her daughter's parochial school on only three hours of sleep. And a single dad whose work schedule conflicts with PTO meetings at his children's public school. The third family formerly homeschooled their son, and now all three are learning the ins and outs of the charter school he moved to this year.