N.Ky. schools build relationships by making home visits is a nice newspaper article about what some teachers are doing in their area.

Here’s an excerpt:

Newport Superintendent Kelly E. Middleton, who is implementing the visits this year, said research shows that students work harder when they believe that teachers care about them.

“It’s not just the home visits, it’s the relationships,” said Middleton, who started teacher home visits in Mason County before coming to Newport, and helped train Tichenor’s teachers.