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By Vito Borrello and Reyna Hernandez
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The importance of well-designed family, school, and community engagement (FSCE) in supporting children’s learning from cradle to career is well documented by a growing body of research. Beyond the research, it is reasonable, and some would say commonsensical, to conclude that parents, as their child’s first and primary teacher, offer the most expertise on their child.
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By David Keeling
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There’s no shortage of evidence that America’s public schools aren’t working as well as they should for all American families. Beyond the shamefully persistent gaps in educational opportunity and achievement that divide students of different races and more- and less-privileged backgrounds, there’s the fact that, despite plenty of advantages, American kids are not keeping up with their international peers in general.
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By Socorro Fernandez
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I was born and raised in Ventura County, California, to a mother who was a strawberry picker and a father who was a lemon picker. Money was tight, and my parents spent their time working in the fields to support our family. They were not able to attend school meetings, support me with my homework, or communicate with my teachers. Sadly, I dropped out of middle school and my parents didn’t know until graduation, when they wondered why I wasn’t excited about dressing up.
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By Heejae Lim
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At TalkingPoints, we’re unlocking the untapped potential of human connections between educators and families in making a difference for students’ learning outcomes and in empowering families, especially for the most vulnerable and marginalized populations in our communities.
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By Carnegie Corporation of New York
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A new challenge paper examines the history, current practice, and future potential of family and community engagement, a key component to ensuring lifelong success for all children.
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By Kenya Bradshaw
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Education transformation efforts will only be successful when families and community members are deeply involved in naming the challenges children face and creating solutions that work for their own unique communities. But families can’t play that critical role unless they know whether their children are on track to achieve their goals.
