Resources

The CFEC develops and shares resources to support families and school districts to partner effectively.

Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Resource Type: Book, Topic: Family Stories, Age Group: Early Childhood Brielle Killip Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Resource Type: Book, Topic: Family Stories, Age Group: Early Childhood Brielle Killip

Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy has partnered with schools, tribes, nonprofits, and businesses over the last decade to re-imagine the roots of literacy education and grow lifelong readers.

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Resource Type: Book, Age Group: Prek-12, Audience: Student, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Community Partner, Resource Type: Article, Topic: Academics, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: Adult Learning Brielle Killip Resource Type: Book, Age Group: Prek-12, Audience: Student, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Community Partner, Resource Type: Article, Topic: Academics, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: Adult Learning Brielle Killip

American Parents Have No Idea How Their Kids Are Doing in School

by Jenny Anderson

Many American parents would be shocked to know where their kids were actually achieving. Nationally, 90% of parents think their children are reading and doing math at or above grade level. In fact, 26% of eighth graders are proficient or above in math and 31% are proficient or above in English, according to Learning Heroes, an organization that collects data and creates resources to improve parent-teacher relationships.

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Resource Type: Book, Age Group: Prek-12, Topic: School Climate and Culture Brielle Killip Resource Type: Book, Age Group: Prek-12, Topic: School Climate and Culture Brielle Killip

Belonging Through a Culture of Dignity: The Keys to Successful Equity Implementation

by Floyd Cobb (Author), John Krownapple (Author), Brenda CampbellJones (Foreword) 

Even with access to compelling theories and approaches such as multicultural education, culturally responsive teaching, culturally relevant instruction, culturally sustaining pedagogy, schools still struggle to implement equitable change that reshapes the academic experiences of students marginalized by the prevailing history, culture, and traditions in public education. Through their work, the authors aim to equip educators with the tools necessary to deliver the promise of democracy through schools by breaking the cycle of equity dysfunction once and for all.

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Resource Type: Book, Age Group: Prek-12, Topic: Family Engagement Planning Brielle Killip Resource Type: Book, Age Group: Prek-12, Topic: Family Engagement Planning Brielle Killip

Equity Partnerships: A Culturally Proficient Guide to Family, School, and Community Engagement 1st Edition

by Angela R. Clark-Louque (Author), Randall B. Lindsey (Author), Reyes L. Quezada (Author), Cynthia L. Jew (Author)

Discover new concepts and strategies to engage families and communities―and reduce, if not eliminate, barriers--through four essential principles: communication, connection, collaboration, and community.

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