Newspapers give parents negative view of schools, survey finds

By Del Stover

If parents are relying on newspapers for information about your local schools, then watch out: Their opinions about school safety, teacher quality, and academic success will be less positive than those of parents who get their information from other sources.

That was one of the most intriguing -- if not entirely surprising -- finding of What We Think: Parental Perceptions of Urban School Climate, soon to be published by NSBA’s Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE). Brian Perkins, principal investigator of the study and president of the New Haven, Conn., school board, gave a preview of the findings during the Annual Conference.

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