Don't Forget Families

A new report from the "Search Institute" validates all of the work we, in the parent engagement field, do. "... the quality of child-parent relationships is 10 times more important to the development of a child’s social and emotional development than demographic factors like race, ethnicity, family composition and family income." “Rather than asking parents to reinforce what we do in schools, we need to find ways to reinforce what parents can do to be effective parents.” To read the summary from America's Promise Alliance, go to, " More Than Race or Income, Relationships Matter." To go directly to the four-page summary report, go to "Summary of Key Findings Don’t Forget the Families The Missing Piece in America’s Effort to Help All Children Succeed."