Apologies for not posting a blog for a while. I had a problem with my laptop, which I am happy to say is now fixed!
NATIONAL SUMMIT
This two day National Summit was hosted by the National Education Association in collaboration with a coalition of 20 organisations with representatives from all 50 State drawn together by an interest in strong school-family-community partnerships. The participants included teachers, educational administrators and consultants, academic researchers, principals (head-teachers), lawyers, NGOs, representatives from the US Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services, political researchers, journalists, representative from parents’ groups, PTA representatives and a Winston Churchill Research Fellow.
I was impressed by so much at the conference, including:
- The passion the participants had for strong partnerships between school, family and community
- The strong research-based information and data that informed the discussions
- The opportunity to question civil rights lawyers and political advisors
- The mix of listening to keynote presentations as well as participation in breakout workshops
The leaders of the summit will use the output from the summit to lobby politicians and influence national policy and programs on increasing meaningful family and community engagement to support student learning and success.
I was delighted by the warm welcome I received, and the opportunity to learn about the latest work from leaders in the field.
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