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NNPS Makes 23 Partnership Awards in 2009 for Excellent Plans, Practices, and Progress
Twenty-three NNPS members earned 2009 Partnership Awards. Eleven schools, six districts, five organizations, and one state department of education—more sites than in past years—were recognized by NNPS for excellent work and clear progress in their plans and activities for school, family, and community partnerships...
MetLife Foundation
Continues Grant to NNPS
MetLife Foundation is continuing to support NNPS in 2010 to increase the number, quality, and results of programs of family and community partnerships. In announcing the grant, A. Dennis White, President and CEO of MetLife Foundation, noted that NNPS “bridges the significant divides in research, policy, and effective practice in ways that educators recognize, value, and use.”...
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NNPS and NCLB: What IS the Connection?
The goal of NCLB, Section 1118, Parental Involvement, is very clear: Schools must have programs that engage all families in ways that support children’s achievement and success in school. The law also directs districts (LEAs) to guide schools in building school and family capacities to implement these programs...
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