Advocacy
- Proposed Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011
The Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011 will be introduced in the US House by Representatives Platts and McCarthy and in the Senate by Senators Reed and Coons. The Family Engagement in Education Act strengthens parent engagement in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which Congressional leaders have stated they want to reauthorize this year.
- Parental Involvement Title 1, Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance
- LEA and School Improvement Non-Regulatory Guidance
- Charter School Program Title V, Part B
- Parent Leadership Training Institute
- Doing What Works: research-based education practices online
- Promising Practices for How School Districts Promote Family Engagement
- Data Systems Transform Family Engagement in Education
- Preparing Educators to Engage Families for Student Achievement
- Engaging the Strengths of Families, Youth, and Communities in Rebuilding Learning Supports
- The Missing Piece of the Proficiency Puzzle
- NCLB School Improvement Fact Sheets
- School Leadership Council Guidelines & By-Laws
- 50 Plus Ways to Rational Instructional Improvement
- Community and Parent Decision Making: A Review
- Title I Parent Involvement: A Self-Evaluation Tool for New Jersey Schools
- California's PTA Parents Empowering Parents Guide
- The Newark Public Schools 2010-2011 School Leadership Council Guidelines & By-Laws
- Mandatory District-Wide Re-Registration
- The Case for Parent Leadership
- Holding Schools Accountable Toolkit
- Helping Every Student Succeed
- Directory of State Departments of Education
- Parent involvement: Give students an edge on academic success with materials from Channing Bete Company
- Public Education Network
- Parent Involvement strategies in urban middle and high schools
- Give Kids Good Schools.org
- Philidelphia Public School The Notebook: An Independent Voice for Parents, Educators, Students and Friends of Philidelphia Public Schools
- Parents for Public Schools
- Wrightslaw - Special Education Law and Advocacy
- National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education
- Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, NJ
- Turning Around Chronically Low Performing Schools
- Planning Schoolwide Program Change
- Making Data Work: A Parent and Community Guide
- Improving Your Schools: A Parent and Community Guide To No Child Left Behind
- Education Resource Strategies, Inc.
- Resource Checklist: Access your District's Resource Use
- Strategic Staffing for Successful Schools: Breaking the Cycle of Failure in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools