We're Hiring
May 28
Blog

Family Engagement

We're Hiring

We’re hiring a Communications Specialist and looking for a highly-motivated self-starter with communications, design, and content creation experience. 

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Celebrating and Scaling the Love of Music
May 13
Blog

Family Engagement Early Childhood Education Capacity Building

Celebrating and Scaling the Love of Music

Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project is transforming and scaling its model based on research and family voice. 

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Global Stories Interactive Map
May 9
Video

Global Family Engagement

Global Stories Interactive Map

Global Stories shares promising family and community engagement practices across continents.

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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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Access The Archive
Apr 22
Blog

Family Engagement

Access The Archive

We are pleased to announce that all of the materials produced by the Harvard Family Research Project (1983-2016) are now available in the archive section of our Global Family Research Project site. 

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Everything Is Awesome! Reflections from a Whirlwind Journey to the LEGO Idea Conference 2019
Apr 22
Blog

Family Engagement Global

Everything Is Awesome! Reflections from a Whirlwind Journey to the LEGO Idea Conference 2019

GFRP’s Margaret Caspe shares her reflections on the 2019 LEGO Idea Conference in Billund, Denmark.

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Helping Children Succeed Through Family Engagement
Apr 18
Blog

Family Engagement

Helping Children Succeed Through Family Engagement

On April 25th at 2pm EST, GFRP's Heather Weiss opened a conversation about promising family engagement innovations for family engagement innovations. 

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How Coaching Boosts Family Engagement
Apr 11
Policy Brief

Family Engagement Early Childhood Education Capacity Building

How Coaching Boosts Family Engagement

This brief highlights lessons from an Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership technical assistance project.

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Design Thinking with Dads
Mar 28
Blog

Libraries Family Engagement

Design Thinking with Dads

Elizabeth Atack and Klem-Mari Cajigas from Nashville Public Library share how they use design thinking to transform and reimagine family literacy for incarcerated fathers.

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It Opened My Eyes: Perspectives from Teaching a Leadership Course on Family and Community Partnerships
Mar 14
Blog

Family Engagement Schools

It Opened My Eyes: Perspectives from Teaching a Leadership Course on Family and Community Partnerships

Jenny Tuten from Hunter College School of Education describes what she has learned from teaching a new leadership course on family-school- and community relationships. 

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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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5 Benefits of Human-Centered Design Thinking for Family Engagement
Feb 28
Research Publication

Family Engagement Early Childhood Education Capacity Building

5 Benefits of Human-Centered Design Thinking for Family Engagement

GFRP, the Early Learning Lab and the National Center for Families Learning, explore five ways that human-centered design benefits family engagement practice. 

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