Resources
- Strong Families, Strong Schools
- A review of the past 30 years of key research findings on the
importance of involving families in their children's learning.
Examples of family involvement efforts that are working. Concrete
ways in which different participants in the family involvement
partnership can help achieve success. Links to the seven (7)
chapters of Strong Families, Strong Schools, and the reference
list of Strong Families, Strong Schools, where you will find
additional links to ERIC abstracts and other Web sites related to
families and family involvement in education. http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/families/strong/
The Official Website for the Partnership For Parental
Involvement in Education- established by the U.S. Department of Education. Provides
resources for parents, school, and communities on how to form
these partnership. There are link to other members and ways to
join the partnership. http://www.ed.gov/PFIE/
How Can I Be Involved in My Child's Education? - This link is part of the Kid's Source Online. It provides
guidelines for parents to become effectively involved in their
child's education. http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/how.involved.html
The first chapter of Dr. Comer's latest book, "Waiting for a
Miracle." - Courtesy of Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/excerpts/dab/0525941444.html/002-374
0831-2039818
Information and reviews about Dr. Comer's book - about the Comer School Development Program, entitled "Rallying
the Whole Village: The Comer Process for Reforming Education."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0807735396/002-3740831-2039818
The official web site for the Comer School Development
Program- http://info.med.yale.edu/comer/
The New York Times Book Review of Dr. Comer's latest
book,- "Waiting for a Miracle:Why our schools can't solve our problem
and how we can." http://search.nytimes.com/books/search/bin/fastweb?getdoc+book-rev+book-r+22
720+0+wAAA+Comer