Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Community organizer Tina Hone aims to amplify the voices of underserved kids in Fairfax County - The Washington Post

Community organizer Tina Hone aims to amplify the voices of underserved kids in Fairfax County - The Washington Post: Tina Hone built a reputation during her tenure on the Fairfax County School Board as an ally of parents battling the superintendent over issues ranging from discipline code reform to later high school start times.

Those whose causes Hone championed, however, were not the people she had envisioned representing — low-income and minority parents whose voices are often missing from public debate over school policy. Instead, they were savvy advocates who knew how to tussle for the concessions they wanted.