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Policy Brief: Student Achievement Beyond the Classroom: Engaging Families and Communities

Author(s): Jane Best and Allison Dunlap

Audience(s): Administrators and Policymakers

Product Description:

Despite positive outcomes associated with family engagement, many schools and districts still struggle to cultivate meaningful relationships with community members. This policy brief identifies issues surrounding family engagement and poses questions for policymakers to consider.

Key Ideas:

The authors describe the following engagement issues and offer questions and recommendations for policymakers to consider for each:

Understand barriers to engagement
Build relationships and foster partnerships among all stakeholders
Provide resources to families and community members
Support educator needs

APA Citation:

Best, J., & Dunlap, A. (2012). Student achievement beyond the classroom: Engaging families and communities (Policy brief). Denver, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.

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