RiShawn Biddle: Dropout Nation Part One

I have a close connection to RiShawn Biddle, who runs the fabulous Dropout Nation podcast over at his blog. I asked him the other day if he could talk about parent advocacy groups and what they could mean for grassroots efforts to reform urban education. I sent him some questions. He happily obliged them. He wrote back so much that we are going to split this up in three parts. Here are today’s answers. Enjoy

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