Michigan legislators and education policy specialists shared some tricks of the trade for parents who want to change the way their schools or districts operate. Such parents face numerous roadblocks, but some strategies—like testifying at a legislative committee hearing—can do more for their cause than writing letters or talking to school administrators. (The Ann Arbor News)
Eleanor Dearman is a former reporting fellow. She majored in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. She has also interned for the San Antonio Express-News in its Austin bureau covering Texas... More by Eleanor Dearman
