A Year of Connection, Growth, and Transformation: A Reflection on Leading Parent Teacher Home Visits in 2025 Dear Friends, As 2025 comes to a close—my first year as Executive Director of Parent Teacher Home Visits—I’ve been reflecting on something family engagement pioneer Anne T. Henderson shared on our podcast. She described joining her first PTHV […]
A Conversation with Family Engagement Pioneer Anne T. Henderson In celebration of National Family Engagement Month, we’re sharing highlights from our latest podcast episode featuring four decades of insights on building authentic family-school partnerships. This November marks National Family Engagement Month 2025, a time when we come together to celebrate and advance the work of […]
From “Taco Night” to Transformation – How Home Visits Ignite Deep Learning and Community Connection This week, I came across a research brief from Towson University’s Maryland Center for Community Schools that stopped me in my tracks. Titled “What Does the Community School Classroom Look Like? A Systematic Literature Review of Teaching and Learning in […]
Our Annual Impact: Celebrating Progress Amid Change We’re pleased to share the results of our annual network-wide census, highlighting the impact and reach of Parent Teacher Home Visits during the 2024-25 school year. This year’s data tells a nuanced story—one of resilience, strategic growth, and the enduring commitment of educators and families to build meaningful […]
When Schools Change, Families Must Come Along Change is a given in education. Over my career, which began in the classroom many moons ago, I’ve seen—again and again—how the best-intentioned changes in schools can create chaos when families aren’t brought along for the journey. I learned the hard way that even a joyful innovation can […]
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 […]
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 […]
Honoring Black History by Strengthening Family-School Partnerships Every February, Black History Month offers us the opportunity to celebrate the contributions, resilience, and leadership of Black Americans throughout our nation’s history. The foundation of National Black History Month can be traced back to 1915 when historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson established the Association for the Study […]
Giving Tuesday: Invest in the Future of Education with Connection As we approach Giving Tuesday, we have much to reflect on, especially as it relates to the future we want for young people. We invite you to join us in our mission to strengthen family-school partnerships and improve student outcomes. Begun 27 years ago by […]
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.
