Striving for Equity for Young Children of Immigrants with Disabilities
Oct 25
Blog

Early Childhood Education Schools Family Engagement Policy Research

Striving for Equity for Young Children of Immigrants with Disabilities

Immigrants Who Have Children with Disabilities Often Don’t Know How to Navigate the Special Education System. Here’s How to Change That.

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New Study Confirms Benefits of Connecting Parents with Each Other to Build Social Capital
Feb 25
Blog

Afterschool Family Engagement Research

New Study Confirms Benefits of Connecting Parents with Each Other to Build Social Capital

Structured, school-based events improve parent network quality and could be especially helpful for Latinx families.

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Group of people reaching towards center of table with post-it notes and papers, with text reading Family Engagement Playbook
Sep 17
Research Publication

Family Engagement Capacity Building Research

Family Engagement Playbook

The Family Engagement Playbook is a collection of promising research-based approaches to strengthen individual competencies and organizational support.

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Using Media to Engage Families in Science
Jul 16
Blog

Digital Media Family Engagement Research

Using Media to Engage Families in Science

EDC explores how media are an effective way to motivate families with young children to do science together. 

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From Our Subscribers: Using a Family Engagement Tool
Apr 29
Blog

Family Engagement Schools Research Capacity Building

From Our Subscribers: Using a Family Engagement Tool

Educators, families, researchers and others are finding multiple uses for a new GFRP-PTA tool highlighting five powerful ways schools and families can work together to support students' success.

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Enhancing Achievement through Family and Community Relationships
Mar 14
Blog

Family Engagement Schools Research

Enhancing Achievement through Family and Community Relationships

These abstracts showcase student work from a doctoral course at Hunter College School of Education-The City University of New York titled, "Enhancing Achievement through Family and Community Relationships."

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New Resource to Support Children’s Learning and School Success
Feb 12
Blog

Schools Family Engagement Research

New Resource to Support Children’s Learning and School Success

Developed from the report titled “Joining Together to Create a Bold Vision for Next-Generation Family Engagement,” GFRP and the National PTA have created a resource to support more equitable and effective approaches to family, school, and community partnerships.

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Why Family Engagement Matters for Student and School Success
Feb 12
Research Publication

Family Engagement Schools Research

Why Family Engagement Matters for Student and School Success

Our latest report highlights the five ways families, teachers, schools and communities can work together to support children’s learning and school success.

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Public Libraries Engage Families in STEM
Jan 21
Policy Brief

Libraries Family Engagement Policy Research

Public Libraries Engage Families in STEM

In this policy brief, we examine and provide examples of the ways that public libraries have become invaluable partners in supporting family STEM learning.

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Public Libraries Engage Families in STEM
Jan 21
Video

Libraries Family Engagement Policy Research

Public Libraries Engage Families in STEM

Want to hear about the key findings from our policy brief, "Public Libraries Engage Families in STEM?" Check out this highlight video.

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Listen Up: We Can Bridge the STEM Divide with Family Engagement Strategies that Empower
Nov 22
Blog

Family Engagement Research

Listen Up: We Can Bridge the STEM Divide with Family Engagement Strategies that Empower

STEM Next Opportunity Fund responds to GFRP's paper commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation of NY highlighting the importance of family engagement in STEM learning.  

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