PureParents.org
Title
PURE
Description
Our Mission
Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) exists to build support for and enhance the quality of public education in the city of Chicago by informing parents about educational issues, bringing the views of parents into the decision-making process, and acting as an advocate for parents in their relationships with the school administration.
Each year, PURE provides direct assistance or referrals to hundreds of parents and local school council (LSC) members calling our hotline for help and information. PURE provides informative and empowering workshops for LSCs in all areas of their responsibility. PURE also offers a variety of parent workshops and develops new workshops to meet parents expressed needs. PURE publishes four newsletters to keep parents, LSC members, and other school leaders informed of current educational changes and issues. PURE works actively to focus attention on the parents' perspective in any discussion of critical school problems through such means as press conferences, public testimony, and editorials.
Some of our 2002-03 accomplishments include...
PURE How-to Books: PURE wrote and printed two comprehensive books which show the world how PURE works. "The Power of Parent Participation" looks back on PURE's history and the successful strategies which have empowered thousands of Chicago parents since 1987. "Chicago Parents' Fair Testing Campaign" takes a close look at one educational area where PURE has made a difference.
