Parents as Allies: Communicating across cultures at West Allegheny
Parents as Allies teams work at hacking the connection between families and schools for everyone’s benefit.
Parents as Allies: Hot dogs and ‘clearance coaches’ are creating new connections at Crawford Central
Through Parents as Allies, involvement is shifting into true engagement.
Parents as Allies: How trust and relationships are growing at Woodland Hills
Connecting with families is a priority for Woodland Hills.
Parents as Allies: How South Fayette’s PAA team tackled the puzzle of family-school engagement
By inviting parents in and making it easier to volunteer, South Fayette’s Parents as Allies team built bridges.
Parents as Allies: At Shaler, moving to a new school has become less intimidating for kids and parents
Through Parents as Allies, Shaler has begun partnering with parents to make school transitions a welcoming experience. Here’s how.
Parents as Allies: In the shadow of difficult history, a community grows in Butler
Here’s how Broad Street families and teachers have built new and growing connections.
Parents as Allies: Schools and families in Ambridge are connecting, thanks to honest talk and help with access
The Ambridge Parents as Allies team asked families: How can we help you and how can we work together?
Parents as Allies: Growing new community connections at California Area
California Area’s Parents as Allies team has powerful advice for growing the bond between schools and families.
Parents as Allies: Opening doors and building bridges in Brentwood Borough
Brentwood’s Parents as Allies team found creative ways to connect with new students and their families.
5 Pittsburgh school districts will share their Parents as Allies innovations with the world at the HundrED Summit
The Parents as Allies team will share local innovations on a global stage. Details here.
Local communities planned for a brighter future at the Parents as Allies Sustainability Workshop
At the Parents as Allies Sustainability Workshop, local parents and educators built sustainability plans based on learnings from the past two years.
You can help bring Pittsburgh innovation to the world at the next SXSW EDU: Here’s how.
You can send Parents as Allies to next spring’s biggest education conference. Here’s how.
Human connection and deep listening: Parents as Allies teams are reimagining family-school engagement
Parents as Allies team members called each other from the bleachers of spring baseball games and had conversations “deep into the night” to build new connections.
Pittsburgh-region superintendents get an up-close look at creative hacks from Parents as Allies
Four creative Parents as Allies hacks opened up a world of possibilities for members of Pittsburgh’s Superintendents’ Forum.
Join Parents as Allies for a free workshop that can help families and schools build true engagement
Join Parents as Allies for this free workshop and lunch.
Relational trust: Could this be the answer to helping kids really learn at school?
Projects like Parents as Allies seek to build connection and trust between families and schools, so both groups can help kids together.
Inventive hacks with a big helping of empathy: How Parents as Allies 2.0 is sparking change throughout SWPA
Dozens of innovative ideas have emerged from the recent Parents as Allies 2.0 design sprint, which brought together teams of educators and parents from 23 local school districts.
Parents as Allies: Designing for family engagement, globally and locally
“Without the parents on this team, we wouldn’t be able to truly make a difference in what parent engagement will look like.”
KDKA: Parents as Allies continues building empathy and connection in local communities
The Parents as Allies research project is encouraging and funding new ideas for real engagement between parents and schools.
How the “Hi Neighbor!” event brought one community together — and could change lives elsewhere, too.
This Parents as Allies project brought teachers, parents and kids together.