Amy Reschly, who gave the NCLD Talk referred to earlier, is also the co-author with Sandra L Christenson of this book, due for publication in October.

Family-school partnerships are increasingly touted as a means of improving both student and school improvement. This recognition has led to an increase in policies and initiatives that offer the following benefits:

1. improved communication between parents and educators
2. home and school goals that are mutually supportive and shared
3. better understanding of the complexities impinging on children’s development and
4. pooling of family and school resources to find and implement solutions to shared goals.

This will be the first comprehensive review of what is known about the effects of home-school partnerships on student and school achievement. It provides a brief history of home-school partnerships, presents evidence-based practices for working with families across developmental stages, and provides an agenda for future research and policy.

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