Kenneth A. Loparo & M. Landon-Hays 
Digital Networking for School Reform 
The Online Grassroots Efforts of Parent and Teacher Activists

Presenting school reform grassroots activists – teachers, parents, and organizers alike – in their own words, the editors document the newly emerged role of digital networks of activists in school reform and analyze their efforts as acts of critical literacy.

Table of Content

1. Critical Digital Literacies and the Struggle over what’s Common; George L. Boggs and Trevor Thomas Stewart 2. Getting the Attention of the White House: Using Facebook to Promote Teacher Knowledge about School Reform; Anthony Cody 3. United Opt Out National: Web Networking as a Way to Strengthen National Resistance to Standardized Testing; Shaun Johnson and Tim Slekar 4. Beginning at the Blog: Moving From Kitchen-Table Plans to National Political Activism Using Digital Narratives; Dora Taylor, 5. A Community Battles Testing Madness in Charlotte, North Carolina: The Role of Local Knowledge in Spurring Online Collaboration for Change; Pamela Grundy 6. In Closing: The Import of Digital Citizenship in Effecting Grassroots Change: A Socio-historical Perspective on what it takes to Make a Difference in Education Reform; J. Spencer Clark, Alison Heron-Hruby, and Melanie Landon-Hays

About the author

George L. Boggs, Florida State University, USA J. Spencer Clark, Utah State University, USA Anthony Cody, Teachers Lead, USA Pamela Grundy, USA Shaun Johnson, USA Timothy Sklar, Edgewood College, USA Trevor Stewart, Appalachian State University, USA Dora Taylor, USA