Overview
Learning begins in families and continues throughout a child’s growth toward adulthood.
Family engagement is a shared responsibility of family members to contribute to a child’s learning and development, and of schools and communities to ensure families have the tools they need to support their children’s success in and out of school.
Global Family Research Project
● Provides leadership and a vision for how schools and other community organizations can improve family engagement efforts.
● Conducts research on the innovative and successful ways that policymakers, funders, and practitioners work toward more equitable learning and close opportunity gaps by reaching underserved families.
● Connects family engagement professionals with the knowledge and resources that help them strengthen partnerships with families to benefit children.
Featured Resources
Afterschool Family Engagement Digital Media Schools Capacity Building
Family Engagement Storytelling Project Stands at the 'Intersection of Media and Educational Justice'
Cambridge Agenda for Children’s Stories of Family Partnership offer a new approach to building capacity within the out-of-school-time community.
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Early Childhood Education Family Engagement Schools Capacity Building
Engaging and Supporting Families During Distance Learning
Learn more from GFRP’s Christina Simpson about what families want to know during times of uncertainty.
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Family Engagement Capacity Building
Sharing a Continued Commitment to Family Engagement
A letter from GFRP staff regarding continued priorities for family engagement.
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Family Engagement Schools Capacity Building
Schools Drive Positive Change Through Parent-Teacher Relationships
The design-thinking process can be a step toward learning more about the real barriers that keep families from engaging in their children’s education.
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