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Public school teachers can range from friendly and sympathetic to the needs of your Muslim child, to hostile. While most fall in the former category, it is critical that Muslim parents learn how to work with their children's teachers for a better public school experience for their kids. 

What if we could direct our tax dollars to a school of our choice? What if we could use our tax dollars towards tuition for our children in Muslim schools? And yes we can-through the educational choice program. 

As concerned Muslim parents, we - not the schools - have the ultimate responsibility for our children's education, and we cannot afford to abdicate this responsibility. With this in mind, there are several things we can do to protect our children against false information.

Public schools offer Muslims a unique opportunity to share information about Islam with teachers and students not familiar with our faith. Here are ways to do that effectively through standard practices and projects in most school systems. 

The atmosphere of the classroom has much to do with student behavior. A teacher has to do his or her utmost to be able to manage any type of behavior that will lead to a loss of learning and focus among students. These are some ways to manage misbehavior in the classroom. 

The America Goes Back to School campaign is a great opportunity to build awareness and support for family and community involvement in education, and to work with others to improve education in your community. Here is how it works.