Creating Strong District School Choice Programs NEW
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This publication focuses on the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act's public school choice provisions. This guide was designed to help school districts implement choice options more effectively. It draws on the concrete experiences of five districts that already had a history of implementing choice prior to NCLB. It also provides ideas that have been implemented in these districts, as well as relevant research, resources, and sample communication tools to use with parents.

Engaging Families at the Secondary Level: What Schools Can Do to Support Family Involvement NEW
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This strategy brief from the National Center for Family and Community Connections With Schools discusses ways for high schools to engage families as they support instruction and plan for their children's future.

Parent Information Point: Next Steps NEW
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This publication from the National Family and Parenting Institute describes models for establishing partnerships between families and schools, including information on funding and case studies. A five-page summary of the report is available by clicking the link below, and the full resource can be requested from the publisher at info@nfpi.org.

Creating Strong Supplemental Educational Services Programs
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This document shares practical advice and concrete examples from five school districts whose experiences in implementing Supplemental Educational Services yield some common lessons that might be helpful to others working on SES.

Parent Involvement Under the New Title I & Title III
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This document provides an excellent overview of No Child Left Behind and the implications of this legislation on schools--the things you need to know to comply with the legislation and meet the accountability requirements and parents' rights under NCLB. It presents five issues around the parent involvement theme that is woven throughout the entire legislation.

Parental Involvement Guide
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This 61-page guide is designed to assist schools in administering the parental involvement provisions of No Child Left Behind by answering questions about and clarifying aspects of the law.

What Must a Title I School Do To Promote Parent Involvement?
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Published by Parent Leadership Associates, this document takes Title I, Section 1118 on Parent Involvement and explains clearly what Title I schools must do given the legislation and the mandates for parent involvement.

What Must School Districts Do To Promote Parent Involvement?
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Published by Parent Leadership Associates, this document takes Title I, Section 1118 on Parent Involvement and explains clearly what schools districts must do given the legislation and the mandates for parent involvement.

Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers
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This 48-page booklet draws from scientifically-based research about what you can do to help children to develop their language abilities, increase their knowledge, become familiar with books and other printed materials, learn letters and sounds, recognize numbers, and learn to count. It also presents many examples of strategies for teaching these skills to children and includes examples of ways to create an environment that will nurture children's natural curiosity and their zest for learning.

A Teacher's Guide to Homework Tips For Parents
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This 17-page guide presents information that teachers can share with parents on the value of homework and how they can support their children's learning at home in reading and math.