Families & the Community
Education news, analysis, and opinion about efforts to engage parents and community members in the education of young people.
See also: Parents, Community Engagement, Communications
Families & the Community Opinion Parent Engagement Is About More Than Who Shows Up to Family NightSchool leaders should treat families as partners, not spectators. Here are 7 strategies.
Families & the Community Five Ways Principals Can Act Like Community AmbassadorsHere are tips for how principals can best support their community.
Families & the Community Text, Email, App, or Paper Note? How Teachers Like to Communicate With ParentsEducators have different experiences with what works best to keep in touch.
Families & the Community Q&A What the Lapse in SNAP Funding Shows About the Role of SchoolsAn emergency fund will help school coordinators with students' needs during the government shutdown.
Families & the Community Should Kids Miss School for Vacation? Parents Say Yes, Teachers Aren't So SureParents seem increasingly comfortable pulling their children out of school for vacations, educators say.
Families & the Community Schools Scramble as SNAP Lapse Nears, Affecting Students and StaffSchools prepared by partnering with food pantries to provide food for families.
Families & the Community A Guide to Building a School Calendar That Maximizes AttendanceDistricts strategically schedule long weekends, work days, and spirit weeks to help boost attendance.
Families & the Community These Schools Let Students Lead Parent-Teacher Conferences—With Big ResultsConferences that put the student in the driver's seat can produce positive results.
Families & the Community How Public Schools Can Defend Their Work—Without Tripping Into Political DebatesSchools should use clear messaging to connect with parents and communities, researchers recommend.
Families & the Community Opinion 'Constant Anxiety': What a Chicago Teacher Witnesses as ICE SwarmsWhat federal immigration agents are doing in Chicago doesn't look like democracy, an educator says.
Families & the Community As Schools Grow More Culturally Diverse, Calendar Planning Gets More ComplicatedDistricts have added holidays like Diwali to their calendars to reflect demographic shifts in enrollment.
Families & the Community Opinion Parent-School Partnerships Can Drive Academic Gains. Here's HowThis family-engagement advocate says collaboration has a track record of boosting achievement.
Families & the Community Should Parents Face Criminal Penalties for Their Children's Poor Attendance?Schools shift from a punitive approach with penalties for truancy to a greater emphasis on prevention.
Families & the Community Public Satisfaction With Schools Hits an All-Time Low. Politics May Be to BlameDemocrats and independents are less satisfied with public schools since Trump regained the White House, a new survey found.
Families & the Community What Americans Really Think of Public SchoolsAmericans continue to give a higher grade to their local schools than to the nation's education system as a whole, a new poll finds.
