Let’s Evaluate Family Engagement from an Executive’s Viewpoint

 For decades, research has shown what every great educator already knows — when families are engaged in their child’s education, student performance improves. Yet too often, family engagement is treated as a “nice-to-have,” rather than the game-changer that it truly is. That mindset is costing our students, our schools, and ultimately our communities.

This continuing series of articles challenges the status quo and explores the untapped potential of family engagement in today’s education system. This series isn’t about selling a solution — it’s about rethinking how we define, practice, and embed family engagement as a core driver of academic success. It’s how we get “there” from “here”.