Education Week: Parent Involvement - Scroll down to find current education articles on parent involvement. (Site may require free log in.)
Family Involvement Storybook Corner - Sharing ideas about family involvement in children's education through the joy of stories.
Family Schools - Resources for families and school to strengthen school communities.
National PTA: Parent Involvement - Every day offers a fresh opportunity to get involved with your child.
Parental Involvement in Middle and High School - Saint Paul Public Schools Title I Programs.
School-Based Parent/Community Involvement Models - Selected Resources for engaging ELL families, National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition.
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September 2006 - It Takes A Parent: Transforming Education in the Wake of the No Child Left Behind Act - Showcases effective parent involvement initiatives in five states, Appleseed (Press Release).
February 2006 - Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in After School Programs - A research base for why family engagement matters, concrete program strategies for engaging families, case studies of promising family engagement efforts, and an evaluation tool for improving family engagement practices.
December 2005 - Sustaining and Growing Father Involvement for Low-Income Children, Family Strengthening Policy Center.
Winter 2004/2005 - Evaluating Family Involvement Programs, Harvard Family Research Project.
2003 - Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Parent Packets (English) (Spanish) - Things parents can do at home and at school to promote SEL and school success, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.
2003 - Diversity: School, Family, & Community Connections Annual Synthesis - A must read; skip to chapter 3 if you're short on time, National Center for Family & Community Connections with Schools.
2003 - Volunteer Coordinator Manual - Offers "How To's" and usable worksheets to help you build an effective volunteer program in your school, Office for Community Learning, Seattle Public Schools.
2000 - Urban Parent Involvement: Overview, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
June 2000 - Supporting Parent, Family, and Community Involvement in Your School, A good read for those working to engage parents in our schools, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
October 1997 - Family Involvement in Children's Education: Successful Local Approaches: An Idea Book, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
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