From idea to impact: How communities around the world are championing family-centered schools

As communities around the world celebrate Family Engagement Month and International Education Week, the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at Brookings is spotlighting what happens when research moves off the page and into practice. Over the past five years, CUE has worked with communities, governments, and organizations around the world to strengthen family, school, and community engagement. Drawing on evidence gathered from more than 22,000 families, students, teachers, and education leaders, CUE and its partners launched 100-day challenges, or “change sprints,” to put research into action. These small but audacious efforts bring families, educators, community leaders, and government representatives together around a shared goal to test new evidence-based strategies and learn quickly what works. Through community partnerships in Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Sierra Leone, and South Africa, change sprints have helped schools become more family-centered.

On November 19, join CUE for a webinar that will explore lessons from the change sprints and what it takes to build education systems where families are true partners. The webinar will also introduce a new series of five country case study videos showcasing the outcomes of the change sprints.