How family engagement can lead to more equitable classrooms

Information and time are often in short supply for teachers and families. Many school communications tools and events are inaccessible for low-income and multilingual families. 
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Yet, parents and families are essential stakeholders in education and can support students’ academics and behavior at home, share key information with teachers, and help teachers feel supported and valued. 

Lessons learned about equitable education

Vidya Sundaram, co-founder and CEO of Family Engagement Lab, joined Matthew Kennard, CEO of Better Lesson, in discussion about the role of family engagement in building more equitable classrooms.

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Vidya and Matt explore obstacles schools face in engaging families equitably; the role of family engagement in advancing student success; and strategies for teachers, school leaders and policymakers. Vidya also highlights some metrics that schools can use to measure the success of family engagement efforts. ​

Build family engagement action plan to support equitable classrooms

Family Engagement Lab’s team of family engagement and curriculum experts have built an action planning tool designed to help districts and schools reflect on their current family engagement practices and design a holistic family engagement strategy.

With this tool, you’ll be able to:

• Explore high-impact strategies for engaging families in learning
• Reflection questions to assess your current routines and practices
• Template for goal setting and planning

Get your family engagement action planning tool.