Here’s how teachers and parents can collaborate and help Michigan’s 1.4M students succeed

Inflexible meeting times, transportation and childcare challenges can limit parents or caregivers from getting involved in their children’s education.

By: Patricia Edwards, Michigan State University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 1,381

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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By Patricia Edwards, Michigan State University

About 1.4 million Michigan students returned to the state’s K-12 public school classrooms this fall.

One of the most powerful influences on how these students will perform exists outside the classroom: the quality of the partnerships that schools and families establish with each other.

Establishing these partnerships may be easier than it sounds. Throughout more than four decades as an educator and researcher studying literacy and …

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