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Education news, analysis, and opinion about efforts to engage parents and community members in the education of young people.
  • Parents stand and applaud after a Black History Month program at Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich., on Feb. 28, 2024.
    Parents stand and applaud after a Black History Month program at Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich., on Feb. 28, 2024. The Detroit-area school draws parents in through an open-door policy and by offering a range of community services on site. Robust engagement with families can lead to improved outcomes for students and help schools build trusting relationships with their communities.
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    Families & the Community Project Turning Family Engagement Into Better Schools
    Schools that are enlisting parents as partners in their children's education are building trust and seeing positive results.
    April 25, 2024
    Irene Perez and Yolanda Cosio type in math equations on their calculators during their general education development class within the community hub at John H. Amesse Elementary School on March 13, 2024 in Denver. Denver Public Schools has six community hubs across the district that have serviced 3,000 new students since October 2023. Each community hub has different resources for families and students catering to what the community needs.
    Irene Perez and Yolanda Cosio type in math equations on their calculators during their GED class held at the community hub at John H. Amesse Elementary School on March 13, 2024, in Denver. The Denver school district has six community hubs that provide a range of resources for families and students.
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    Families & the Community Why This District Meets Parents at Home
    Parent-teacher home visits are more than conferences. They're about forming trusting relationships.
    Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024
    15 min read
    Various school representatives and parent liaisons attend a family and community engagement think tank discussion at Lowery Conference Center on March 13, 2024 in Denver. One of the goals of the meeting was to discuss how schools can better integrate new students and families into the district. Denver Public Schools has six community hubs across the district that have serviced 3,000 new students since October 2023. Each community hub has different resources for families and students catering to what the community needs.
    School representatives and parent liaisons attend a family and community engagement think tank discussion at Lowery Conference Center on March 13, 2024 in Denver. One of the goals of the meeting was to discuss how schools can better integrate new students and families into the district.
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    Families & the Community 5 Ways to Get Parents More Involved in Schools
    Schools don't need an influx of money and resources to have effective family engagement, experts say.
    Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024
    9 min read
    Emmanuel Trujillo-Beas, family liaison at Marie L. Greenwood Early-8, talks with other school liaisons during a group discussion at Lowery Conference Center on March 13, 2024 in Denver. One of the goals of the meeting was to discuss how schools can better integrate new students and families into the district. Denver Public Schools has six community hubs across the district that have served 3,000 new students since October 2023. Each community hub has different resources for families and students catering to what the community needs.
    Emmanuel Trujillo-Beas, family liaison at Marie L. Greenwood Early-8, talks with other school liaisons during a group discussion at Lowery Conference Center on March 13, 2024, in Denver. One of the goals of the meeting was to discuss how schools can better integrate new students and families into the district. Denver Public Schools has seen thousands of new students enroll this school year, many from families who recently arrived in the United States. The district has used a variety of strategies to build relationships with those families.
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    Families & the Community Download DOWNLOADABLE: Best Practices for Building School-Family Relationships
    Here are five ways to ensure schools are building trusting, long-lasting relationships with families.
    Libby Stanford & Gina Tomko, April 25, 2024
    1 min read
    North Carolina Wesleyan University professor Patricia Brewer gives education major Makaela Stokes a hug after a tutoring session at the school in Rocky Mount, N.C., on March 18, 2024.
    North Carolina Wesleyan University professor Patricia Brewer gives education major Makaela Stokes a hug after a tutoring session at the school in Rocky Mount, N.C., on March 18, 2024. For the past nine years, Brewer has hosted an after-school program for local families of students with disabilities where students receive tutoring from special education teacher candidates while Brewer teaches their parents to advocate for their kids.
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    Families & the Community Should Working With Families Be a Core Skill for Teachers?
    Just half of educator preparation programs offer a course on parent and family engagement.
    Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024
    12 min read
    Genesis Olivio and her daughter Arlette, 2, read a book together in a room within the community hub at John H. Amesse Elementary School on March 13, 2024 in Denver. Denver Public Schools has six community hubs across the district that have serviced 3,000 new students since October 2023. Each community hub has different resources for families and students catering to what the community needs.
    Genesis Olivio and her daughter Arlette, 2, read a book together on March 13, 2024, in a room that's part of the community hub at John H. Amesse Elementary School in Denver. The Denver district has six community hubs at schools across the city that offer different services and resources for parents.
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    Families & the Community What the Parents' Rights Movement Forced Schools to Do
    Parents and caregivers are paying more attention than ever. Here's what that means for schools.
    Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024
    10 min read
    Parents log into Zoom to watch their students participate in a 鈥淏asic Facts Bee鈥 on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich. Schools often use technology like Zoom to connect and build relationships with parents.
    Parents log into Zoom to watch their students participate in a 鈥淏asic Facts Bee鈥 on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich. A number of technology-based tools have emerged in recent years that make it easier for schools to communicate with parents.
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    Families & the Community The Good (and the Bad) of Using Apps to Connect With Parents
    Tech platforms are changing the way teachers communicate with families.
    Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024
    12 min read
    Parents take photos of their children during a Black History Month program at Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich., on Feb. 28, 2024.
    Parents take photos of their children during a Black History Month program at Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich., on Feb. 28, 2024.
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    Families & the Community How a School Made Parents Central to Its Turnaround
    A strategy to constantly bring parents into the school has been central to rising achievement at a Detroit-area elementary school.
    Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024
    16 min read
    Gillespie High School Impact Team in Drive Safe Chicago
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    Gillespie High School Students Champion Safe Driving
    During this April, students at are taking proactive steps to raise awareness and cultivate safe driving practices within their community.
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    Families & the Community Letter to the Editor We Mustn鈥檛 Downplay the Dangers of the Right and Far Right
    A letter to the editor argues that an opinion essay minimizes the dangers of politics on the right.
    April 16, 2024
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    Families & the Community Letter to the Editor Understanding Those on the Right
    A reader shares that she was happy to see the publication of an opinion essay.
    April 16, 2024
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    Families & the Community Letter to the Editor Don鈥檛 Politicize Parenting. We Need Bridges, Not Fences
    "I saw no solutions here or a desire to be a partner in bridging the gap," says this letter to the editor about an opinion essay.
    April 16, 2024
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    Families & the Community Letter to the Editor Be Careful About What You Publish
    A letter to the editor pushes back against a recent opinion essay.
    April 16, 2024
    1 min read
    Myers Elementary School students watch the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, in Grand Blanc, Mich.
    Myers Elementary School students watch the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, in Grand Blanc, Mich.
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    Families & the Community What Schools Can Do With All Those Leftover Solar Eclipse Glasses
    Campaigns to recycle eclipse glasses are creating ways to teach lessons in recycling and sharing.
    Elizabeth Heubeck, April 11, 2024
    1 min read
    Photo from behind of a mother with her arms around her son and daughter who are both wearing school bookbags.
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    Families & the Community Chronic Absenteeism Is a Crisis. Do Parents Get It?
    Survey data suggests many parents of students with high rates of absences are not concerned.
    Evie Blad, March 29, 2024
    3 min read