Making Family Engagement a Real Partnership . . . Not Just PR

All of us know, especially those of us in the parent engagement field, that parents are a crucial element for student’s academic success. This article clearly accounts why we are still at the juncture of relegating parent engagement to simply a public relations role.

Comment: We are, as the authors state, “at the infancy of parent engagement’ and with teacher certification programs starting to include working with parents as part of the certification curriculum, we will continue to see the growth of a “real” partnership that replaces the PR model.

To read the article go to: “Making Family Engagement . . .”