Parents as Allies

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Hi Neighbor

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.

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Free webinars for parents and teachers on making the most of family-school collaboration

Join the Parents as Allies team to hear about the latest research on ways that parents/school collaboration helps kids.

The Parental Engagement Spotlight Report brings inspiring news of the growing bond between schools and families worldwide 

HundrED offers 12 great ideas from around the world to help schools and parents communicate and collaborate.

Two months, 200 new ideas and a chance to revolutionize parent engagement in education 

Here’s how the global Family Engagement Design Sprint is building on pandemic-fueled progress.