Parents
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how parents and other family members interact with schools and their children’s education
Mathematics
Video
Make Math Instruction Better: 3 Tips on How From Researchers
Education Week's Sarah D. Sparks shares three insights on improving math instruction from this year's AERA conference.
Families & the Community
Why This District Meets Parents at Home
Parent-teacher home visits are more than conferences. They're about forming trusting relationships.
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.
Families & the Community
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DOWNLOADABLE: Best Practices for Building School-Family Relationships
Here are five ways to ensure schools are building trusting, long-lasting relationships with families.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Families & the Community
Letter to the Editor
We Mustn’t 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.
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.
Families & the Community
Letter to the Editor
Don’t 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.
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.
School & District Management
Opinion
3 Steps for Culturally Competent Education Outside the Classroom
It’s not just all on teachers; the front office staff has a role to play in making schools more equitable.
Teaching
Student Apathy Is a Big Classroom Challenge, Teachers Say. Cellphones Aren’t Helping
The distractions of cellphones compound a general lack of interest in learning, a new national survey of teachers shows.