School leaders often say they want to engage families, but it can be a struggle to know just how to do it. While most teachers in the nation’s schools are middle class and white, experts say diversity and poverty among students are creating a growing mismatch between educators and students and families. To build partnerships with parents from different cultures takes some intentionality and creative outreach. (Download PDF of article)
Bringing Parents of Underserved Students Into Schools: Ways to Go About It
School leaders often say they want to engage families, but it can be a struggle to know just how to do it. While most teachers in the nation’s schools are middle class and white, experts say diversity and poverty among students are creating a growing mismatch between educators and students and families. To build partnerships with parents from different cultures takes some intentionality and creative outreach. (Download PDF of article)
Posted: November 1, 2015