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Other Helpful Resources
The following publications can be ordered free of charge, while supplies last, from the U.S. Department of Education by calling 1-800-USA-LEARN.
Other helpful resources with information about initiatives relating to family and community involvement in education include:
- A Compact for Learning: An Action handbook for Family-School Community Partnerships
- Employers, Families and Education
- Seven Good Practices for Families (Poster)
- Strengthening Your Child's Academic Future
- Summer Home Learning Recipes for Parents (Grades K-3, 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12)
- Keeping Schools Open
- Reaching All Families: Creating Family-Friend Schools
- Strong Families, Strong Schools
- Getting Ready for College Early: A Handbook for Parents of Students in the Middle and Junior High School Years
- Preparing your Child for College (A Resource Book for Parents of High School Students)
- America Reads Challenge, to help all children read independently by the end of 3rd grade
- Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS)
- America's HOPE Scholarship Proposal, to help all students be prepared for and afford at least two years of college, and to pursue lifelong learning.
- The U.S. Department of Education's Teachers eb Page, where you will find information on--- attracting and preparing teachers, guides for teachers, teacher leadership, research and studies, ERIC Digests, and other resources.
- Safe & Drug Free Schools Program
- U.S. Charter Schools
- President Clinton's Call to Action
- Community Update
- The Partnership for Family Involvement in Education Homepage
- The following publications are available by calling the National Library of Education at 1-800-424-1616
- Early Childhood Digest: Families and Teachers as Partners
- Early Childhood Research and Policy Briefs: Quality in Child Care Center, Vol. 1., No. 1
- Family Involvement in Children's Education: Successful Local Approaches
- Reaching All Families: Creating Family-Friendly Schools
- Welcome to School: Questions Parents Might Ask
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