Here are my choices for the best posts I’ve written on parent engagement in 2014 – So Far (by the way, you can find all my “The Best…” lists related to parent engagement here):

The Best Posts On The Migration Policy Institute Report On Engaging Immigrant Parents

Boy, These “Academic Parent-Teacher Teams” Sound Worse Every Time I Read About Them

The Best Posts On Involving Fathers In Schools

inBloom Officially Folds, Blaming Everybody But Itself & Its Funders For Failure

The Best Commentaries On The “Broken Compass” Parent Involvement Book

I Think This School Needs To Rethink How They Relate To Parents: “Parents reprimanded for taking children out of school for family funeral”

The “Tooth Fairy” Parent Engagement Strategy

A Parent-Teacher Conference Without Numbers

I’m Interviewed In Podcast “Parent Involvement Versus Parent Engagement: Is There Really a Difference?”

REALLY Interesting Story About New York City Public School Begun By Parents

The Difference Between Parent “Involvement” & Parent “Engagement”: Selected Tweets From #PTchat

This Is Why St. Paul Is A National Model Of Parent Engagement

Infographic: Math Cheat Sheet For Parents

Infographic: “Tips For Teachers On Family Engagement”

St. Paul Federation Of Teachers Is National Model For Engaging Parents

“The Power Of Parents” Is A Good New Report From Ed Source

Infographic: “Ways A Parent Can Help With Spelling”

British School Plans Hefty Parent Fines When Kids Are Late — Uh, I Think They Might Want To Rethink That…

The Best Student Projects That Need Family Engagement — Contribute Your Lessons!

The Best Posts On The inBloom Data Fiasco

I Don’t Think Taking & Throwing Out Students’ Lunches Because Their Parents Owe The School Money Is A Good Idea

I Don’t Think A Supt. Suspending A Principal Because She Supported PTO President Will Encourage Parent Engagement

“Keys To Parent Engagement – Relationships, Climate, Communication”

The Best Fifteen Minutes Of My Week

Worst Idea Of The Year: Don’t Attend Parent-Teacher Conference? Then We’ll Ban You From Attending Graduation Of Your Child

I Don’t Think Fining Parents For Taking Students Out Of School For A Week’s Vacation Is The Best Idea….

“Parents Can Teach Educators ‘Lessons About Learning and Life’”

Parent Engagement Is The Topic Of My Newest Ten Minute Podcast

“Parent Engagement Requires ‘Trust, Not Blame’”

My Best Posts On The Harlem Children’s Zone & Other “Promise Zones”

“Listening To Parents With Our Heads And Hearts”

The Best Articles Questioning The View That Single Parents Are A Problem

“Is Parental Input the Key to Healthy Student Eating Habits?”

Infographic: “Ways A Parent Can Help With Math”

Great Video: “Come Along on a Home Visit”

This Is A Good Attitude For Teachers To Take…

Ed Week Reports On How School Reformers Are Using Parents As “Foot Soldiers”

The Best Resources — Specifically For Parents — On Bullying