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5 new ways for schools to work with families

  • Written by Ann M. Ishimaru, Associate Professor, University of Washington
A new way is needed for schools to engage with parents.Shutterstock

Text messages, email alerts, open houses, fundraising appeals, robocalls – parents know the drill. They are inundated with requests from children’s schools.

These missives aren’t really asking for engagement. Rather they can be viewed as ways for educators to tell...

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