From Day One: Why Family Engagement Must Start in Preservice Teacher Training For too many new teachers, the first years in the classroom are a crash course in realities that weren’t covered in their credential programs. One of the most glaring gaps is learning how to meaningfully engage families as partners in their children’s education. […]
When Fear Comes to School: Supporting Immigrant Families in this Moment When ICE vans begin circling neighborhoods, it doesn’t just harm families—it erodes the foundation of our schools. Students can’t learn when they’re afraid. Teachers can’t teach when they’re unsure how to help. And schools can’t thrive if families feel invisible or unsafe. As the […]
Real Relationships, Real Results: Why Family Partnership Is the Future of Learning Building meaningful partnerships between families and schools isn’t a one-time initiative—it’s an ongoing process that calls for reflection, adaptation, and continuous learning. As the educational landscape evolves and the needs of students and families shift, so too must our approaches to family engagement. […]
Honoring a Champion for Families and Communities At Parent Teacher Home Visits, we believe in the power of human connection to transform education. Every other year, we honor one extraordinary individual who embodies that belief by presenting the Jocelyn Graves Award—a tribute to those who uplift communities, foster trust, and center family voices in education. […]
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. […]
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.
