Resources

Parental Involvement in Education

Resources

Child Trends Databank

www.childtrendsdatabank.org/indicators/39ParentalInvolvementinSchools.cfm
The one-stop-shop for the latest national trends and research on over 80 key indicators of child and youth well-being.

Institute for Responsive Education

www.responsiveeducation.org
The Institute for Responsive Education (IRE) is a research, policy, and advocacy organization that encourages and supports school, family, and community partnership to enable high quality educational opportunities for all children. IRE has developed an action research and training methodology based on three decades of work in the field.

KIPP program

www.kipp.org
KIPP is a national non-profit organization that recruit, trains and supports outstanding educators to open and run high-performing college prepatory public schools in educationally underserved committees. Website features KIPP School Leadership Program.

National Coalition for African American Parent Involvment in Education

www.ncaapie.org
NCAAPIE is a coalition of parents, community members, and community-based organizations dedicated to closing the achievement gap and improving the academic achievement of African American youth and the quality of public schools in African American communities through parental involvement, education, advocacy, community organizing, and leadership development.

The Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE)

www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine.html
FINE was launched in November 2000 by Harvard Family Research Project to serve as a hub of resources for family engagement in children's education, and to enable colleagues in the field to connect and communicate. It offers the following resources online: monthly announcements of current ideas and new resources; research, evaluation, and training tools; e-newsletter; ( FINE Forum ) - program models and perspectives on family involvement; member insights - opinions about topics of interest.