Suggests ways teachers can communicate the goals and purposes of multicultural education to parents and deal with parents' thoughts and feelings about race. (DMM)

Describes the tradition of honor and service provided by the Diocese of Trenton's PTA, which guarantees ongoing connections from the local school to the region to the diocesan level. Summarizes the governance of the PTA in all of the diocese's schools, its 73-year celebration of service, history, organizational structure, parent partnership…

How does the ordinary classroom teacher become successful? By involving parents in a concerted effort to educate their children through prayerful, attitudinal, and practical support. (Author/RK)

Education in its root meaning refers to the process of "drawing out" from the person that special uniqueness that is there. Given the different settings of family and school, what each knows about a child is often slightly different. A sharing of their perceptions can be extremely valuable to both. (Author/SJL)

States that children need proper guidance and boundaries to reap the benefits of the Internet. Focuses on two issues: how parents can protect their children from the Internet's potential dangers and how they can help their children use the Internet to get work done. Includes suggestions for teachers to help parents meet these challenges. (VWC)

Article considered the teamwork between home and school that must be developed for the education of future generations in the value of their Catholic faith. (Author/RK)

Argues that a parent-teacher partnership can provide children with the most positive educational experience possible. Lists ways teachers can communicate with parents, including welcome notes, parent seminars, school newsletters, curriculum calendars, telephone contact, and home visits. (DMM)

Outlines appropriate content for meetings between parents and teachers of young children. Argues that effective meetings foster parent education, communication and ongoing parent support. Identifies objectives for the initial meeting during the application and registration process, for parent education meetings, and for parent conferences.…

Describes St. Maria Goretti School's Home/School-Read/Discuss program in which parent, teacher, and child sign a contract for leisure reading. Both parent and child read and discuss the selected books. Responsibilities of each participant are listed on the sample reading contract provided. (SJL)

This article briefly describes 10 effective ways that parents and teachers can work together to motivate children to read. (Author)

Emphasizes the importance of promoting children's good health and proper posture through encouragement and the efforts of parents, physical education teachers, and classroom instructors. Outlines precise roles and responsibilities of each in improving children's posture. (DMM)

From a Catholic perspective, discusses the responsibility for and difficulties of teaching children about sexuality. Underscores the importance of parents' and teachers' self-confidence. Raises seven issues; among these are cooperation between home and school, training of parents and teachers in effective catechesis, and balancing the cognitive…

This article presents four principles as a basic framework for developing effective, cooperative relationships between professional teachers and parents, the primary educators of children. (Author/SJL)

The first portion of this paper focuses upon the historical significance of Black parent-school relationships; the latter centers upon strategies for improving communications between Catholic school educators and Black parents of exceptional children. It is part of a theme issue on disabilities. (Author/SJL)

All parents and all parochial schools and religious education centers must join forces to design, implement and evaluate a partnership schema that will give each child an ongoing in-class and in-home demonstration that he is truly loved. (Author/RK)