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Parent & Community Involvement
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INFORMATION RESOURCES
Parental Involvement
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Community Involvement
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Governor's Institute for Parental Involvement
U.S. Department of Education
Information for Parents
Guidance on Parental Involvement under NCLB
Pennsylvania PTA
Homepage
National PTA
Homepage
Pennsylvania Parent Information Resource Center
Homepage
Center for Schools and Communities
Homepage
Coalition for Community Schools
Homepage
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Homepage
National Network of Partnership Schools
Homepage
Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE)
Homepage
Guide to Online Resources on Family Involvement
Education Commission of the States
Parent/Family Homepage
National Conference of State Legislatures
Parental Involvement Homepage
The Laboratory for Student Success
Consortium for Parent Information and Education
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Family & Community Homepage
National Education Association
Help for Parents
BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT
U.S. Department of Education
Corporate Involvement in Education
Education Commission of the States
Business Involvement Homepage
Pennsylvania Business Roundtable
Education and Education Funding
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
K-12 Education
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Education Works
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Education Policy
Higher Education
Vocational Education
The Business Roundtable
Education and the Workforce
Business Coalition for Education Reform
Homepage
Business-Higher Education Forum
Homepage
Corporate Voices for Working Families
Homepage
The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships
Homepage
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Communities in Schools
Homepage
Communities in Schools - Pennsylvania
Homepage
Center for Schools and Communities
Homepage
Communities for Quality Education
Homepage
Coalition for Community Schools
Homepage
Public Education Network
Engaging the Public in School Reform
National School Boards Association
Community Involvement Resources
Additional Resources on Community and Family Involvement
The Rural School and Community Trust
Connecting Schools and Communities
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Truancy Prevention
Kellogg Leadership for Community Change
Homepage
RESEARCH & REPORTS [Top]
Parental Involvement
| Business Involvement
Community Involvement
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Parent and Family Involvement in Education, 2006-07 School Year, From the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007 NEW!
National Center for Education Statistics, August 2008
Parents' Reports of School Practices to Provide Information to
Families: 1996 and 2003
National Center for Education Statistics, December 2005
Reaching Out to Diverse Populations: What Can Schools Do to
Foster Family-School Connections?
National Center for Family and Community Connections with
Schools, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, September 2005
Family Involvement in the Education of Secondary-School-Age
Students With Disabilities
By Lynn Newman, SRI International, September 2005
What Do Parents Value in Education? An Empirical Investigation
of Parents' Revealed Preferences for Teachers
National Bureau of Economic Research, July 2005
Engaging Families at the Secondary Level: What Schools Can Do
to Support Family Involvement
National Center for Family and Community Connections With
Schools, July 2005
Parent-Child Connectedness: Voices of African American and
Latino Parents and Teens
ETR Associates, May 2005
The Effects of Comprehensive Parent Engagement on Student
Learning Outcomes
Research by Sam Redding, Janis Langdon, Joseph Meyer, and
Pamela Sheley, conducted for the Academic Development
Institute, November 2004
Schools Involving Parents in Early Postsecondary Planning
ACT Policy Report, 2004
Connecting with Parents in the Early Years
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, December 2003
No More Islands: Family Involvement in 27 School and Youth
Programs
American Youth Policy Forum
A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and
Community Connections on Student Achievement
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Emerging Issues in School, Family and Community Connections
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Efforts by Public K-8 Schools to Involve Parents in Children's
Education: Do Schools and Parents Agree?
National Center for Education Statistics, September 2001
Eight Lessons of Parent, Family, and Community Involvement in
the Middle Grades
By Barry Rutherford, RMC Research Corporation
New Skills for New Schools: Preparing Teachers in Family
Involvement
U.S. Department of Education, 1997
BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT
School-Business Partnerships: Seven Strategies for Success
The Daniels Fund, 2006
The How-To Guide for School-Business Partnerships
The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships
Working in Partnership with Business, Labor and the Community
By Kathleen Paris, Director, Leadership Institute for
School-to-Work Transition, Center on Education and Work,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Report available from the
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 1997.
Models for Regional Business-Education Partnerships
Regional Plan Association, March 2000
Business Leaders as Legislative Advocates for Children
Foundation for Child Development, September 1999
Focusing on Results: A Business Leader's Guide for Optimizing
School-to-Career Partnerships
Published by The National Employer Leadership Council and the
the National Alliance of Business, 2002
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Growing Community Schools: The Role of Cross-Boundary Leadership
Coalition for Community Schools, May 2006
Time to Engage? Civic Participation in Philadelphia's School Reform
Research for Action, September 2005
Parent and Community Involvement Strategies that Work
By Mary Daniels Brown, Education World, 2005
A Handbook for State Policy Leaders: Community Schools
Coalition for Community Schools, 2002
Constituents of Change: Community Organizations and Public
Education Reform
Institute for Education and Social Policy at New York
University, September 2004
Making the Difference: Research and Practice in Community
Schools
Coalition for Community Schools, May 2003
Community Involvement in Change
By Gilbert Valdez, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
A Community Action Guide to Teacher Quality
Public Education Network
From Governance to Accountability: Building Relationships that
Make Schools Work
By Kavitha Mediratta and Norman Fruchter, New York University
Institute for Education and Social Policy, for the Drum Major
Institute for Public Policy, January 2003
Eight Lessons of Parent, Family, and Community Involvement in
the Middle Grades
By Barry Rutherford, RMC Research Corporation
Communities at Work: Strategic Interventions for Community
Change
Public Education Network
Taking Responsibly: Using Public Engagement to Reform Our
Public Schools
Public Education Network
Parent, Family, and Community Involvement in the Middle Grades
By Barry Rutherford and Shelley H. Billig, ERIC Digest
Education and Community Building: Connecting Two Worlds
Institute for Educational Leadership, 2001
Supporting Parent, Family, and Community Involvement in Your
School
By Deborah Davis, Northwestern Regional Educational Laboratory, 2001
A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and
Community Connections on Student Achievement
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Emerging Issues in School, Family and Community Connections
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Broadening the Base: School/Community Partnerships Serving
Language Minority Students At Risk
Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence, 2000
Parent and Community Involvement in Rural Schools
By Stan Maynard and Aimee Howley, ERIC Digest, June 1997
A Guide to Promising Practices in Educational Partnerships
U.S. Department of Education, April 1996
Educational Partnerships Case Studies
U.S. Department of Education, February 1996
CURRENT
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATION [Top]
Senate Bills
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Senate Bills
Senate Bill 158 (Sen. James Rhoades)
Requires school districts to establish parent involvement programs, policies, and committees.
Archived Legislation
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to review Parent & Community Involvement related legislation
introduced during the 2005-2006 Legislative Session.
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to review Parent & Community Involvement related legislation
introduced during the 2003-2004 Legislative Session.
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