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Family Engagement 101 Making The Case

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Family Engagement Matters

Make the case to your allies by grounding them in the research behind family engagement.

Students do better in school and in life when their families are engaged. A strong body of evidence is clear that family engagement, from birth through adolescence, contributes to a range of positive student outcomes. This resource helps district leaders clearly connect family engagement to student achievement, drawing on high-quality research to inform and guide system-level strategies. Data points can be repurposed for board meetings, budget meetings, and other engagements to help reinforce the integral nature of family engagement as a student achievement driver.

Students do better in school and in life when their families are engaged. A strong body of evidence is clear that family engagement, from birth through adolescence, contributes to a range of positive student outcomes. This resource helps district leaders clearly connect family engagement to student achievement, drawing on high-quality research to inform and guide system-level strategies. Data points can be repurposed for board meetings, budget meetings, and other engagements to help reinforce the integral nature of family engagement as a student achievement driver.