We Are Living History This February marks 100 years since Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week in 1926 – an insistence, in the face of exclusion, that Black life and achievement would be studied, named, and remembered, not “overlooked, ignored, and even suppressed.” His response was to institutionalize the study and commemoration of Black history—to create structures that would ensure these stories could […]
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 […]
Strengthening Schools with Home Visits: Key Insights from Parent Teacher Home Visits Week 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEfZMSJGuEA This week, as educators and families across the nation celebrate Parent Teacher Home Visits Week, we hosted a powerful webinar showcasing how authentic relationships through home visits can transform schools and support student success. The conversation brought together practitioners, researchers, […]
Building Trust When Trust Is Hard to Come By: Home Visits at the Judy Centers in Prince George’s County When people ask me about our home visit program at the Judy Centers, I have to be transparent. We’ve hit a temporary pause. Lately, families have been reluctant to have visits in the home due to […]
From Hesitant Hellos to Lasting Trust: How Home Visits Changed My Teaching Career When I first stepped into a student’s home as a kindergarten teacher years ago, I had no idea I was embarking on a journey that would fundamentally change how I understood education. Today, as the district coordinator for Parent Teacher Home Visits […]
Hope, Heart, and Home Visits: The Journey of Anne Arundel County Public Schools As I reflect on our first steps bringing Parent Teacher Home Visits (PTHV) to Anne Arundel County Public Schools, I feel a swell of pride and hope for what’s to come.Our journey, although new, is grounded in decades of both personal and […]
The Power of Welcoming Every Family: How Home Visits Create Lasting Connections in Framingham When we first brought the idea of Parent Teacher Home Visits (PTHV) to Framingham back in 2016, we were responding to a simple but powerful need: to build lasting, meaningful partnerships between our schools and the families we serve. At that […]
What We All Can Learn About Mindsets, Trust, and the First Call Home Yesterday, our family experienced something that left my heart unsettled—and brought back memories of why I’ve spent my career at Parent Teacher Home Visits fighting for trusting, affirming relationships between families and schools. My grandson started middle school this week. He is […]
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. […]
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.
