Joining Together to Create a Bold Vision for Next-Generation Family Engagement: Engaging Families to Transform Education

The paper begins with a challenge: How do we work with families and communities to co-create the next generation of family and community engagement, providing equitable learning pathways—both in and out of school and from birth to young adulthood—that will enable all children to be successful in the 21st century? The paper identifies five promising, high-leverage areas that can serve as the “building blocks” for family engagement strategies: reducing chronic absenteeism, data sharing about student and school climate indicators, the academic and social development of youth in and out of school, digital media, and the critical transition periods in children’s learning pathways. An executive summary is available at https://globalfrp.org/content/download/421/3844/file/GFRP_ExecutiveSummary.pdf

Topic: 

  • Family
  • Family Engagement