AT & T has just announced a partnership with United Way designed to support parent “engagement” in high schools. They’re contributing $2 million.
In November 2009, 20 awards to local or state United Ways will be granted through this initiative to identify best practices for family engagement to boost high school graduation. The 20 sites will use funds to increase family-community-school partnerships to build successful learning in high school, and will explore texting tools as part of that work.