Research Shows Home-School Communication is Forever Changed
Jun 10
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Research Shows Home-School Communication is Forever Changed

New data sheds light on lessons learned during the pandemic and how districts are shifting communication practices for the future.

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Pandemic Puts Libraries in the Forefront as Public Health Partners
Apr 18
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Afterschool Early Childhood Education Libraries Family Engagement Capacity Building

Pandemic Puts Libraries in the Forefront as Public Health Partners

With social workers and blood pressure screenings, Long Island library becomes ‘that community center that libraries are striving to be.’

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An outdoor story time in Maryland.  Photo courtesy of the Cecil County Public Library. Photographer: Tyler Koch.
Dec 3
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Early Childhood Education Family Engagement Libraries Schools Capacity Building

‘In This Boat Together’: Despite COVID, Libraries and Families Develop Tighter Bonds

Maryland Libraries Have Adopted Services That Offer a Glimpse into How New Family Engagement Practices Can Outlast the Pandemic

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Striving for Equity for Young Children of Immigrants with Disabilities
Oct 25
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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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Early Adopters Share Feedback on GFRP’s Family Engagement Game
Aug 19
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Family Engagement Schools Capacity Building

Early Adopters Share Feedback on GFRP’s Family Engagement Game

With nearly 1,000 users so far, the game is helping educators and others discover ways to be ‘partners and champions’ for families

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Out of a Crisis, Districts Look to Post-Pandemic Shifts in Family Engagement
May 10
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Family Engagement Early Childhood Education Schools Capacity Building

Out of a Crisis, Districts Look to Post-Pandemic Shifts in Family Engagement

Schools Find Successful New Ways to Partner with Families, Support Student Learning, and Empower Parent Liaisons

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New Study Confirms Benefits of Connecting Parents with Each Other to Build Social Capital
Feb 25
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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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Family Engagement Game Brings Theory Into Practice
Jan 28
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Family Engagement Capacity Building

Family Engagement Game Brings Theory Into Practice

The Family Engagement Game demonstrates a need for interactive and participatory strategies for practitioners engaging families across the ecology of learning.

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A Holiday Letter from GFRP
Dec 23
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Family Engagement Early Childhood Education Libraries Capacity Building

A Holiday Letter from GFRP

We end the year with gratitude for all the hard and inspiring work so many families, schools, and communities are doing.

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Family engagement professionals become first responders, develop creative ways to connect with students and parents
Dec 3
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Family Engagement Early Childhood Education Schools Capacity Building

Family engagement professionals become first responders, develop creative ways to connect with students and parents

As remote learning continues, parent coordinators take the lead in reimagining services to ‘meet families where they are’ and adapt to an ever-changing fall semester.

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Cambridge leaders launch math equity initiative
Nov 12
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Early Childhood Education Schools Family Engagement Capacity Building

Cambridge leaders launch math equity initiative

The city’s Family Policy Council is fostering community collaboration to build students’ — and families’ — confidence in math.

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Responding to COVID-19: Seven Practices to Guide Funding and Programming
Oct 26
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Family Engagement Digital Media Capacity Building

Responding to COVID-19: Seven Practices to Guide Funding and Programming

STEM Next Opportunity fund reimagines family engagement in the changing environment of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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