This document is comprised of the two issues in volume 4 of "Parent News Offline," a publication of the National Parent Information Network (NPIN) designed to introduce those without Internet access to the activities and information available through NPIN. The Spring 2002 issue contains the following articles: (1) "Middle College High Schools: Supporting the Transition to Success" (Saran Donahoo); (2) "'Do I Have a Right To Be Involved?' Parents' Rights in Educating Their Children" (Ron Banks and Anne S. Robertson); and (3) "Parents 'Can' Play a Part in Raising Teacher Quality" (Peggy Patten). This issue includes a summary from "A Violence Prevention Resource Guide for Parents" on encouraging school success in the middle years. The Fall 2002 issue contains the following articles: (1) "Is Your Teen a Reluctant Reader?" (Jean Mendoza); (2) "Preschool through College Collaborations: What Parents Should Know" (Saran Donahoo); (3) "Accepting Parents' Different Levels of Involvement: One School's Story" (Peggy Patten); and (4) Teaching Gifted Students: A View from the Field" (Peggy Patten). This issue includes a summary from "A Violence Prevention Resource Guide for Parents" on peer influences during the teen years. (HTH)