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Parents as Allies: Keystone Oaks leans into the value of ‘opening your doors, literally’

The Parents as allies team at Keystone Oaks focused on middle school, helping parents and kids feel welcome.

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Parents as Allies: At Franklin Regional, information flows and connections grow

The Parents as Allies team prioritized listening and saw powerful progress toward family-school engagement.

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Parents as Allies: At Avonworth, new and established families band together to create a community

Through the Parents as Allies family-school engagement project, neighbors have become friends at Avonworth.

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Parents as Allies: How Burrell built family-school engagement through the power of the ‘fireside chat’

Parents as Allies teams are forging new relationships in communities like this one.

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Parents as Allies: Resources and relationships are growing at Duquesne City

Parents as Allies teams are doing incredible things in local districts.

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Parents as Allies: Forging new friendships in the evolving community of Hopewell Area

Hopewell families have embraced Parents as Allies events, enjoying the chance to get to know teachers.

3 years in the making, Parents as Allies’ guidebook offers a flexible roadmap for real family-school engagement

Hundreds of Parents as Allies hacks and insights are now available in this free guidebook.

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Parents as Allies: How moms, dads and even grandparents became ‘maker coaches’ at Northgate

Through Parents as Allies in Making, parents at Northgate School District play a vital role in learning.

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Parents as Allies: At Grove City, middle school parents are welcomed as partners in learning 

Parents as Allies teams dream up new, innovative ways to bring families and schools together.

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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.

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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.

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Parents as Allies: At Deer Lakes, open house is now a uniquely welcoming experience

Parents as Allies districts like this one are making small changes with big impact. Discover their story.

Welcome to Austin: Pittsburgh educators kick off a week of discovery at SXSW EDU

Pittsburgh is represented on the global stage at SXSW EDU this week. Get the details here.

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Parents as Allies: New Castle’s schools are connecting with families in creative and caring ways

The Parents as Allies project has created new levels of connection between New Castle’s families and schools.

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Parents as Allies: Welcoming events and opportunities to connect at Charleroi schools 

Parents as Allies team members at Charleroi found that parents truly want to connect. They just may not know where to begin.

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.

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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? 


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