I’m a big supporter of community schools — where schools provide many programs and services to students and the community beyond traditional classes — and have previously published many posts about them. The San Francisco Chronicle this morning published a front page story about a big community schools effort in Oakland. One issue, though, that […]
Lightening the Load: A Look at Four Ways that Community Schools Can Support Effective Teaching is a new report from The Center For American Progress. I’ve written a fair number of posts about community schools, which, simply speaking, are schools which provide a lot of community services to the broader community. I obviously think they […]
I’ve written in the past about “community schools,” which are schools that make a particular effort to connect with the surrounding community. Many, though not all, work with local parents and community members as partners in developing effective strategies (some of these schools, though well-intentioned, just decide to do programs on their own). Three schools […]
Oakland Schools Struggle, but Emeryville May Point a Way Up is the headline of a New York Times article today about an effort to connect schools with social service agencies. I’ve written about these kinds of projects — called Community Schools — previously. They certainly help. My concern, though, about many of them is that […]
I’ve written before about Community Schools, and how they can help engage families. Typically, community schools are ones that host multiple social services, as well as regular school classes. Two articles about them have recently come-out. One is titled Community Schools: Reform’s Lesser-Known Frontier and appeared in Education Week. The other is A Community School […]
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Education Secretary Duncan spoke at a conference yesterday designed to support the creation of more “community schools” in the United States. Typically, community schools are ones that host multiple social services, as well as regular school classes. A report on community schools was released at the conference. The […]
6 things principals can focus on to improve family engagement is from Teach Learn Grow. New post on how to help parent support the study skills of school students: https://t.co/TzRO1fVrTD pic.twitter.com/7Rg4fGn6ix — Jonathan Firth (@JW_Firth) October 23, 2023 Lost in translation: Parents of special ed students who don’t speak English often left in the dark […]
How AI and Other Tech Tools Might be Used to Strengthen Family-School Partnerships is from Ed Week. 12 points of advice from a college advisor to parents of college students: "1. Your teens need to learn how to solve problems on their own."https://t.co/GpNKiuNjCc — Daniel Willingham 🦆 (@DTWillingham) June 19, 2023 Here are some expert-recommended […]
When we run to our kids' rescue, we unintentionally communicate that we don't think our kids are capable of mastering the challenges they face. Try these simple ways to help your child be a better problem solver. @clairejlerner @PBSKIDS https://t.co/tEo6QKRVaA — MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) September 29, 2022 5 year prospective study of 263 low-income children reports […]
Parents aren’t powerless when it comes to sleep-deprived teenagers is from Eureka Alert. Community Schools as an Effective School Improvement Strategy: A Review of the Evidence New @REL_SE REL Tool complements and extends a @WhatWorksED practice guide by providing step-by-step guidance for teachers to support families in practicing foundational reading skills at home.https://t.co/LQABkQsTbf pic.twitter.com/RqoDQnP2qb […]
$1.7 million contract to establish Binghamton Community Schools Technical Assistance Center is from Eureka Alert. This is a really neat idea, for family engagement in general and for the benefit of parents reflecting on their own school experiences. These experiences shape their perspectives and concerns about their children's education–and inform teachers. #SatChat #nt2t #LeadLAP https://t.co/plvoVEAjqk […]
Time parents spend with children key to academic success is from Science Daily. What’s a More Important Parent Investment: Money or Time? is from Ed Week. Community schools score key victory in LA teachers strike is from The Conversation. Tighter Home-School Bonds Improve Students’ Social and Emotional Skills (as Well as Academics) is from Ed […]
Survey: More than half of US teachers concerned about language barriers with ESL parents is from Education Dive. Parent Strategies for Improving Their Child’s Reading and Writing is from NWEA. Check out The School Community Journal. How To Make Sure Your Math Anxiety Doesn’t Make Your Kids Hate Math is from NPR. New York City's […]
Adult-child conversations strengthen language regions of developing brain is from Science Daily. In Minn., a Push to Build Parents’ Confidence in Native American Ed. is from Ed Week. Partnering with families helps students succeed. Learn how to increase engagement with the families of #ELL students. https://t.co/awwJcIQFO9 #ELLchat @SarahOttow @MrsSaid17 — Teaching Channel (@TeachingChannel) August 17, […]
Family and community engagement are key to high-quality community schools. Here’s how two schools are building relationships of trust and respect via @LPI_Learning’s @annaemaierhttps://t.co/K6vlh15bDv — Parent Hub (@ParentHub_UK) July 2, 2018 “Educational practices and policies rooted in these parent-blaming and family-deficit models aim to manipulate students and families into compliance-to assimilate and adopt mainstream cultural […]
Seven Research-Based Ways Families Promote Early Literacy Partnering with Newcomer Families is from Harvard. New toolkit: Helping Immigrant Families Navigate Migration Decisions and Schooling in a Different Country https://t.co/h7UjIs8ynR | Pls share w/ colleagues & networks – this case study focuses on Mexico but recs apply broadly @ProvenPrincipal @NASSP @NAESP @AASAHQ @AFSAUnion pic.twitter.com/X5MesKjqST — Colorín […]
Framing Difficult Feedback for Parents | Edutopia https://t.co/h93bsOIjGf — Jana Echevarria, PhD (@Jechev) February 1, 2018 Family and community engagement are key to high-quality community schools. Here’s how two schools are building relationships of trust and respect via @LPI_Learning’s @annaemaier https://t.co/tvTt05tzgM — LindaDarling-Hammond (@LDH_ed) February 1, 2018 What matters most to parents? https://t.co/0SCH9dQl5M — Jana […]
Community Engagement: The Secret Ingredient is a good commentary from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform that provides a good critique of much that is done in the name of “community-based” place-based-initiatives in education. Simply put, they tend to be foundation and professional-driven instead of led by community residents — including parents. It’s a critique […]
How to Get Kids to Class: To Keep Poor Kids in School, Provide Social Services is the headline of an op-ed in The New York Times by the president of Communities in Schools. Here’s the last paragraph: Putting social workers in schools is a low-cost way of avoiding bigger problems down the road, analogous to […]
Community health center planned for Sacramento’s Johnson High is the headline of an article in the Sacramento Bee. Unfortunately, it doesn’t mention any kind of parent involvement in the effort, though it does mention the possibility of starting up a similar project at the high school where I teach. If that happens, I guarantee that […]