
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
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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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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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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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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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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Early Childhood Education Family Engagement Capacity Building
Sustaining a Human-Centered Design Approach to Engaging Families
This guest blog post by Sheetal Singh is the second in a two-part series about the Early Learning Lab’s Parent Innovation Institute.
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Community Relationships to Build Family Access to STEM Learning
The STAR Library Network team shares tips and ideas for using community dialogues to raise up family and community voice and build partnerships in designing STEM-related library services.
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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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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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Remake Learning: A Catalyst for Family Engagement
This post by Gregg Behr, co-chair of Remake Learning and executive director of the Grable Foundation, highlights parent engagement as a catalyst for development.
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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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