WRITER DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF FAMILIES IN ADDRESSING THE DROP-OUT RATE

In this piece, Nora Fleming draws attention to a new toolkit, the work of the Harvard Family Research Project and United Way Worldwide, which describes how to identify students at risk of dropping out and suggests ways to involve parents and the community in matters related to academic achievement. The toolkit also provides case studies of efforts to involve parents and community members, as well as listing the obstacles to such participation; examples include language and insufficient information.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/beyond_schools/2011/12/family_engagement_key_in_preventing_high_school_dropout.html