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Parental engagement is built, not wished for: listening, trust, shared decision-making, inclusion, and routines that last. Full article: parentsinternational.org/parental-engag…

Our Parent Engagement Webinars website of the @UofGlasgow now has 17 recordings of past talks and it's growing every month. Forthcoming webinars are advertised regularly as well gla.ac.uk/schools/educat…

Saskatchewan, teachers, many of you have deep and long held practises of engaging with parents. Please consider contacting Max and participating in his study. This is important research! @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED

Reimagining Teacher Education for Authentic Parent Engagement is a great new article by Dr Sandra Ryan mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/9…

Thank you for celebrating #PTHVWeek2025 with us!

All smiles during #HomeVisits using the #PTHVModel! Thank you for celebrating this special week with us 🫶 #PTHVWeek2025 #PTHVWeek #PTHVWorks

For many years it has been a professional goal of mine to get published. I can now say after many months of hard work that goal has come to fruition! Thanks to all of my students, colleagues and mentors that I learned from along the way. 🙏💕 mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/9…

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@DrDebbiePushor @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED @usask @usaskEducation That's great that even more articles are coming! The familycentric approach to parent engagement is really important!

Thanks so much for sharing, @maxantonynewman! I hope everyone will have a look at these wonderful articles and, please know, there are more to come!! @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED @usask @usaskEducation

"The importance of family-school engagement is well-documented. It is especially important for children and families who face stigma based on race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, and neurodiversity..."

@Scholastic (4/4) "[S]ome of the most successful districts understand that family, school and community engagement are key to their overall instructional strategy."

@Scholastic (3/4) "Students with engaged families have been shown to not only have better attendance rates but also more positive attitudes about learning and higher rates of graduation."

"Parents want to know a teacher is listening carefully and understands their concern."

"Regular, open communication is key, where schools listen to the concerns of families and involve them in decision-making processes."

"If we as a school system meet parents where they are in the community, we literally can change the trajectory for children."

A word from one of our co-founders, Yesena Ramirez:

"#FamilyEngagement also requires deliberate and sustained commitment from the district; it serves students best when it is integrated into a district’s strategic framework."

Our parent engagement webinar series @UofGEducation now has 14 recordings of past events and two more planned for this academic year gla.ac.uk/schools/educat… This important work continues!

“A key part of building trust is transparency. Listening to what families are saying is crucial.”