A Little Inspiration...
Real-Life Stories About Improving Schools
Read these real stories from Once Upon a School, a Web site created by best-selling author Dave Eggers to encourage citizens to get involved in their local schools.
By Marian Wilde, GreatSchools Staff
A citizen in Mississippi creates a community mentoring program. A librarian launches a book drive for a New Orleans school. A San Francisco mom organizes the first PTA at her daughter's school. In Georgia, a mom starts a filmmaking club in an elementary school. These are a few of the many innovative ways ordinary people -- parents and community members just like you -- are digging in to improve education for children in their communities. Read the article at Great Schools. Make sure you visit Eggers' site to see the fantastic project wishlist. Let's think about one for City!