New book spotlights school-community success stories

The National Network of Partnership Schools at The Johns Hopkins University has teamed up with schools across the United States to share innovative and effective ways to involve parents in schools, help schools meet the needs of their families, and encourage communities to form partnerships with schools and families.

Promising Partnership Practices 2008 offers dozens of activities and projects that schools and school districts across the country created and found successful. The book draws on the work of 77 schools, 18 districts, five organizations, and three state departments of education that are members of the national network across 24 states and one Canadian province. The practices can be easily adapted to other schools, districts, and states.

For further information, visit the "Success Stories" section of the National Network of Partnership Schools website.