The Perils of Lost Federal Leadership in Family Engagement Imagine a vast orchestra representing the diverse components of our education system. The federal government is the conductor, ensuring every section—states, districts, families, educators, communities, advocates, and researchers—plays in harmony. The conductor keeps the score aligned, elevating outcomes for every student. Without the conductor, the orchestra […]
We were delighted to host a critical conversation, “Breaking the Attendance Barrier: The Power of Parent-Teacher Home Visits,” to kick off the third annual National PTHV Week. The webinar was a deep dive into one of the most persistent challenges with which our nation’s schools are grappling: the worrisome rates of chronic absenteeism. These rates […]
Teacher Appreciation Week: Grounding Practice in Relationships to Sustain Passion and Excitement Each day of this week of appreciation, we are meeting a teacher whom we admire and respect for how they use Parent Teacher Home Visits to make an impact on our kids and communities. Follow along each day to hear a new story […]
Teacher Appreciation Week: Fostering Empathy Through Understanding Each day of this week of appreciation, we are meeting a teacher whom we admire and respect for how they use Parent Teacher Home Visits to make an impact on our kids and communities. Follow along each day to hear a new story of impact. Meredith Howe, Elk […]
Teacher Appreciation Week: Meeting the Whole Child Needs of Students Each day of this week of appreciation, we are meeting a teacher whom we admire and respect for how they use Parent Teacher Home Visits to make an impact on our kids and communities. Follow along each day to hear a new story of impact. […]
Teacher Appreciation Week: Meeting the Whole Child Needs of Students Each day of this Teacher Appreciation Week, we are meeting a teacher whom we admire and respect for how they use Parent Teacher Home Visits to make an impact on our kids and communities. Follow along each day to hear a new story of impact. […]
Teacher Appreciation Week: Finding Joy in Unlocking Student Potential Teaching isn’t merely a profession; it’s a calling – a journey filled with enduring passion and a sense of purpose. At the heart of this dedication lies a commitment to positively impacting students’ lives. In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we would like to shine a […]
Catch PTHV on Roadtrip Nation Mark your calendars for May 1! You won’t want to miss PTHV’s Executive Director, Gina Martinez-Keddy and Founding Parent, Yesenia Ramirez on Roadtrip Nation. Their interviews are part of a series, “Education’s Future: Teachers + Families,” in which three early-career teachers talk to people reimagining how families can be partners […]
Join Team PTHV at IEL’s CSxFE 2024! The Parent Teacher Home Visits team is excited to return to the Institute for Educational Leadership’s (IEL) National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference (CSxFE). Last year, our team traveled to Philadelphia for the annual conference. In addition to sharing the power of home visits and the evidence […]
Parent Teacher Home Visits Are About Trust, Not Compliance In post-pandemic PreK-12 education, the issue of chronic absence looms large. Recently released federal data show that during the 2021-22 school year and beyond, 72 percent of all public schools experienced an increase in chronic absence, defined as missing at least 10% of the school year, […]
PTHV advances student success and school improvement by leveraging relationships, research, and a national network of partners to advance evidence-based practices in relational home visits within a comprehensive family engagement strategy.
PTHV is a nonprofit grassroots network that must raise its operating budget every year. Like the local home visit projects we help, our network is sustained by collaboration.
