Kellogg Foundation Announces Nearly $14 Million In Grants For Parent Involvement Programs

I’ve previously posted about the Kellogg Foundation’s initiative to fund parent involvement/engagement programs targeting families with children age eight and below. They just announced a new set of grants and I thought it would be useful just to reprint their press release since it listed all the grantees. Unfortunately, they didn’t send out anything indicating […]

Kellogg Foundation Releases Poll Results & Increases Funding For Parent Involvement Programs

I’ve previously posted about the Kellogg Foundation’s plan to make $5 million in parent involvement grants over three years. However, they apparently received so many applications for funding they have decided to spend $5 million in the first year alone. I assume that means that they’ll add more funding in the subsequent years, but don’t […]

“Kellogg Foundation to Invest $5 million in Family Engagement Efforts”

This post over at Education Week sure looks interesting: Kellogg Foundation to Invest $5 million in Family Engagement Efforts. Here’s how it begins: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation plans to invest $5 million to enhance and develop family engagement efforts to support the education of children from birth to age 8 living in low-income and/or minority […]

Useful Follow-Up Article On White House Family Engagement Conference

I’ve previously posted about the recent White House conference on family engagement (see “White House Symposium on Transformative Family Engagement” Was Held Today). Carla Thompson from the Kellogg Foundation, who sponsored the conference, just published a piece at The Huffington Post about it. Check out Family Engagement: The Top of Everyone’s Back-to-School Checklist.

“White House Symposium on Transformative Family Engagement” Was Held Today

I had previously posted about the Kellogg Foundation-sponsored White House Symposium on Transformative Family Engagement, and it was held today. I’d be interested in hearing a report from anyone who attended. Here’s the information I have about it so far: White House symposium focuses on family engagement appeared in The Washington Post, but says surprisingly […]