A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement
Family Involvement in Elementary School Children’s Education
This report from the Harvard Family Research Project summarizes the latest evidence based on effective family involvement for elementary school children, showing the link between family involvement in elementary school and children’s outcomes. It also profiles programs that have been evaluated to show what works to promote family involvement in the elementary school years. The brief concludes with implications for policy, practice, and research.
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Family Involvement in Elementary School Children’s Education.
Family Involvement in Middle and High School Students’ Education
This report from the Harvard Family Research Project summarizes the latest evidence based on effective family involvement for middle and high school students, showing the link between family involvement and student outcomes. It also profiles programs that have been evaluated to show what works to promote family involvement in the secondary school years. The brief concludes with implications for policy, practice, and research.
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Family Involvement in Middle and High School Students’ Education.
National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement
National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools
The National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools (NCFCCS), housed at
SEDL, links people with research-based information and resources that they can use to connect schools, families, and communities effectively. It emphasizes connections that impact student achievement directly in reading and mathematics, as well as connections that contribute to the students’ overall success in school and in life.
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National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools website.
National Standards for Family-School Partnerships
Parent Involvement
Parent-Teacher Conference Tip Sheets for Principals, Teachers, and Parents
These tip sheets from the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) provide key strategies for both parents and teachers to walk into conferences informed and prepared. A tip sheet aimed at school principals also outlines how school administrators can support parents and teachers to that end. Designed to be used as a set, these tip sheets combine consistent information with targeted suggestions so that parents and educators enter conferences with shared expectations and increased ability to work together to improve children’s educational outcomes.
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Parent-Teacher Conference Tip Sheets.