"This book’s insightful approach to bridging diverse cultural perspectives within educational settings truly resonates with my professional experiences, and I believe its research, practical strategies, and thoughtful analysis will significantly contribute to advancing dialogue and practice in school–family partnerships. I look forward to supporting this important work and am excited to see its impact on educators and community leaders."
—Patricia A. Edwards, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University, College of Education
“If we hope to cultivate meaningful, lasting, trusting family–school relationships, we must reimagine what those relationships can and ought to be and then adjust everything we’re doing; the old five easy strategies never, ever work. The authors model something more transformative, stepping us through that reimagining process, contextualizing valuable practical strategies in even more valuable expansions of understanding.”
—Paul C. Gorski is the founder of the Equity Literacy Institute, and coauthor with Katy Swalwell of Fix Injustice, Not Kids and Other Principles for Transformative Equity Leadership
“Fostering School–Family Relationships in Multicultural Communities invites parents and educators to ask the questions that often go unasked about children and schools. It challenges readers to center on what really matters for children, suggesting that if we aspire to raise children who care about others and their world, we must revisit current school practices and provide opportunities for children and youth to question, explore their passions, and wrestle with new ideas. This is a book to be not only read, but discussed widely among educators, parents, and anyone else who cares about children, youth, and schools.”
—Catherine Compton-Lilly, John C. Hungerpiller Professor, University of South Carolina
“This book is an important reminder of how structural and systemic forces are necessary to build and cultivate family–school partnerships and connections. More than a set of recommendations to build individual relationships across difference, this book shows us what can happen when we, collectively and unapologetically, place students front and center in the work of education.”
—H. Richard Milner IV, author, The Race Card, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, Vanderbilt University
