Participation Tools for Better Community Planning Guide Published

The Local Government Commission , with help from The California Endowment , has recently published Participation Tools for Better Community ...

Webinar: Broadening Parental Engagement

On Tuesday, February 19, Justice Matters, an organization working to build a racial justice movement focused on transforming education, will...

ED Announces "Together for Tomorrow School Improvement Challenge"

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the Together for Tomorrow (TFT) School Improvement Challenge, a nationwide compe...

Webinar: Rural Dropout Prevention & Recovery

On May 3, the U.S. Department of Education and Jobs for the Future will be hosting a webinar focused on dropout prevention and recovery i...

The Importance of Youth Engagement

As communities know, resident engagement strategies that foster leadership and empower residents to take community action are a critical co...

Engaging Communities to Improve Resident Health

In recent weeks, reports from the US Census Bureau have highlighted the bleak conditions in many communities. With the national poverty rat...

A Handbook for Engaging Families and Communities in Education Reform

A new guide - The Handbook for Family and Community Engagement – illustrates the critical roles families and communities play in promoting ...

Engaging Residents to Increase Healthy Food Access in Low-Income Communities

Obesity is a national problem that has become increasingly acute in low-income communities of color. Data has shown that many low-income co...

Upcoming Webinar: Achieving Excellence and Innovation in Family, School, and Community Engagement

On Thursday, June 23, the U.S. Department of Education and its partners will host a webinar, Achieving Excellence and Innovation in Family, ...

Engaging Parents to Improve Academic Outcomes for Children

Parent engagement has been proven to be important for children’s academic achievement. A recent report from the Harvard Family Research Proj...

Conducting a Community Needs Assessment

A needs assessment is a tool that enables communities to identify local strengths and challenges and then use this information to develop a ...

Using Student Data to Engage Families

The Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) recently released a number of resources on how to engage parents in utilizing student data to im...

Because Quality is a Human Right: Community Change and the Customer Satisfaction Network

At CSSP, we believe that the authentic involvement of constituents – residents, families, community leaders, parents and youth- is the ke...