Project Appleseed, the national campaign for public school improvement

Project Appleseed, the national campaign for public school improvement Project Appleseed is a leading nonprofit advocacy organization for parent involvement in public scho

For nearly 30 years, Project Appleseed has been an effective advocacy organization that engages public school families by mobilizing volunteers, building responsibility and promoting accountability — both at school and at home. With a focus on low-income and under-served families and schools, Project Appleseed works to improve schools, build public awareness, enable public engagement, advance poli

cy positions and advise elected officials and other decision-makers on best practices for creating optimal educational environments. The effect of our efforts are clear: academic achievement rises in tandem with parental involvement.

“As is too often the case, traditionally underserved students — including students with disabilities, Black and Latino s...
06/16/2026

“As is too often the case, traditionally underserved students — including students with disabilities, Black and Latino students, multilingual learners, students from low-income backgrounds, and students in rural communities — will bear the greatest burden created by this reckless decision, to which the disability and civil rights communities have already been vehemently opposed,” EdTrust, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, told The Associated Press.

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that special education and civil rights oversight would no longer be helmed by the Department of Education.  Instead, the Department of Justice (D…

06/04/2026
This 30-minute public television program, produced by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest, explores factors th...
05/28/2026

This 30-minute public television program, produced by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest, explores factors that influence chronic absenteeism and features strategies to strengthen engagement and improve attendance. The program highlights the experiences of students and educators at Ralph H. Metcalfe Community Academy and Carver Military Academy in Chicago Public Schools.

This 30-minute public television program, produced by Regional Educ...

Parents are the experts on their children and their most important advocates, but they can’t solve a problem they don’t ...
05/20/2026

Parents are the experts on their children and their most important advocates, but they can’t solve a problem they don’t know exists. As research and practice have shown, engaging families is a powerful strategy to achieve improved student and school outcomes, whether the goal is reducing absenteeism or boosting student achievement.

Parents can’t help solve a problem they don’t know exists.

05/13/2026

The drops go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows.

Across academia, the outage set off panic and confusion as students and faculty members found themselves locked out of a...
05/08/2026

Across academia, the outage set off panic and confusion as students and faculty members found themselves locked out of a platform they rely on to manage grades and access course notes and assignments. Colleges scrambled to reschedule final exams as students lost any way to access materials they needed to study.

A key online learning system used by thousands of schools and universities is back after a cyberattack knocked it offline, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals.

Project Appleseed President Kevin Walker had the opportunity to work with a dozen schools across Baltimore County Public...
04/30/2026

Project Appleseed President Kevin Walker had the opportunity to work with a dozen schools across Baltimore County Public Schools this month. At Bear Creek Elementary, he partnered with staff and families to strengthen engagement—and they surprised him with a birthday cake. A thoughtful and memorable moment, and another reminder of why he loves public schools.

04/25/2026

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