Students are more successful when their family members are positively engaged with the educational environment. Community partnerships also lead to greater school success for the student population. Educators who use goal-focused family and community engagement strategies are more likely to cultivate a positive school community that will lead to academic success.
Communities must consider the wraparound services — mental health counseling, food banks, etc., may be needed in order to promote accelerated learning in students.
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Andrea Elliott on the way public education must “fill in the gaps” left by societal abandonment of poor children and families.
Individualized education programs that focus on learner competencies enhance student growth and increase parental involvement.
Educators at a Wilmington, Del., elementary school started reading stories to students via videoconferencing during pandemic-related shutdowns, and the popular Bedtime Stories program is still going strong, said Principal Tracey
It’s possible to improve communication with parents and guardians of high school students by rethinking a few outreach strategies.
It’s an intense time, but you can make things go smoother with these simple preparation strategies.
Good connections between classrooms and families can sustain young students’ success.
The issue of whether students should turn their video cameras on during remote classes has been heavily debated among educators. On one side, cameras can foster student engagement and make
We asked readers across the country how they are tackling these new challenges. Here is what they said.
Teachers and administrators beginning the school year remotely may face similar challenges they experienced in the spring encouraging virtual attendance and engagement. Justin Reich, director of the Teaching Systems Lab
