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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Reaching the Family: How Teachers Build the Policy Bridge.
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Rich, Dorothy – Educational Horizons, 1998
Identifies 20 ways to enable families to be involved in education, help teachers and schools build family involvement, mobilize community support for schools and families, and share information about effective methods. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship
Responsibility in Education. "...For Whom the Bell Tolls."
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Rich, Dorothy – Educational Horizons, 1996
The Home and School Institute's MegaSkills curriculum develops habits, behaviors, and attitudes needed for school and future success. It relies heavily on family responsibility and involvement in education. Teachers are specially trained to foster parent participation. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Learning Strategies
Bridging the Parent Gap in Education Reform.
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Rich, Dorothy – Educational Horizons, 1988
Argues that an infrastructure must be built that involves parents in all aspects of their children's schooling. Key aspects of this infrastructure are (1) promoting parents as educators, (2) training teachers to cooperate with families, (3) promoting cooperation among families, (4) involving the larger community, and (5) presenting family learning…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Instructional Improvement, Parent Participation