framework

Resource available to assist schools in building parent engagement

The U.S. Department of Education has released a framework for schools and their broader communities to use in order to build parent and community engagement. The Dual Capacity framework is a process used to teach staff to effectively engage parents and for parents to work successfully with the schools to increase student achievement. The framework provides a model that schools and districts [...]

National Core Arts Framework now available

The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS), a partnership of organizations and states leading the revision of the 1994 National Standards for Arts Education, has released a narrative framework that details the rationale, goals, and strategy of the new National Standards for Arts Education. The National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning is available online. Five arts [...]