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A Decade of Urban School Reform: Persistence and Progress in the Boston
Public Schools
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HFRP staff members Abby R. Weiss and Helen Westmoreland describe the evolution
of Boston Public Schools' family and community engagement efforts in a chapter
of the recently released book, A Decade of Urban School Reform: Persistence
and Progress in the Boston Public Schools, published by the Harvard Education
Press. The authors describe how collective community action contributed to a
critical reframing of the district's approach to family and community engagement
over a 10-year period. They also analyze the key elements of the district's
new plan, including the reallocation of resources, establishment of a central
organizational structure, transformation of family resource centers, and development
of school-based strategies to improve family involvement. The chapter also includes
recommendations and lessons learned for other school districts working to create
and implement meaningful family engagement plans.
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