Some parent advocates expressed anxiety yesterday that the cost of the incentive pay could hurt other schools, in particular middle class schools.

The agency gave five former clients jobs as parent advocates and offered classes in child care, spiritual life and avoiding domestic violence.

A city staff position inherently lacks the independence required to serve effectively as a parent advocate.

The problem, parent advocates like Leonie Haimson say, is that it could take years.

Some politicians, including national Republican leaders, and many parent advocates argue that the competition for students will stimulate and improve failing urban school systems.

The focus on the unborn is new for most parent advocates, who have traditionally directed their energy toward support for the born.

But the richness of their children's lives, parent advocates say, is poorly understood.

But some principals, guidance counselors and parent advocates said they feared that many interested students would be turned away.

What began as a grassroots movement in 2009 with a few rare disease parent advocates and foundations has grown to over 500 global organizations.

I had a question about a parent advocate for one of the kids in the school district.