Carnegie Challenge Paper: Next Generation Family Engagement

A new challenge paper examines the history, current practice, and future potential of family and community engagement, a key component to ensuring lifelong success for all children

By Carnegie Corporation of New York April 30, 2019

Family & Community Engagement

We know that when families are engaged in their children’s learning, students succeed. Yet educators often need support in helping families integrate into local school communities, where they can learn about the education practices and policies that impact their children.

Carnegie Corporation of New York produced this resource center to inform and inspire the field to place families at the center of any approach to student success. Here, you can:

• DOWNLOAD our challenge paper
• WATCH three videos featuring successful models
• LEARN from an on-demand webinar
• READ essays by eight practitioners

To further the conversation, we invite you to share your ideas with us:
education@carnegie.org.

Videos: Family Engagement Models

PowerMyLearning: Homework as Tool for Connecting Families, Students, and Teachers

EdNavigator: Employers as Education Advocates in New Orleans

Flamboyan Foundation: Teachers Overcome Skepticism to Visit Families at Home

Carnegie Challenge Paper: Next Generation Family Engagement

Videos: Family Engagement Models

on-Demand WEBINAR

Insights from Practitioners

1. American Students and Families are Getting Lost in an Avalanche of Confusing Information

2. Addressing Obstacles to Family Engagement

3. Measuring Family Engagement, Strengthening the Learning Triangle

4. From Traditional Campaigns to Building a Movement: The Evolution of Family and Community Engagement-Based Advocacy

5. Breaking Down Barriers Between Educators and Families Through Technology

6. Parental Engagement: A Promise, Not a Program

7. Changing Mindsets, Changing Outcomes: A New Paradigm for Teacher-Parent Partnerships

8. A Parent’s Perspective on Engagement