According to the Education Commission of the States, urban, rural, high - poverty, high - minority, and low - achieving
schools face the most
persistent staffing
challenges.
Despite a decades - long effort to restructure
schools — in part, at least, to give parents a greater voice in
school decisions — we see little evidence that teachers perceive much influence from parents, or from students.48 This outcome probably reflects the wellknown and
persistent challenges teachers and administrators
face in creating authentic relationships with parents for
school - improvement purposes.