Date of Creation
5-15-2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Education
First Advisor
Lauren Capotosto
Abstract
Throughout the history of American federal education legislation, policy has almost always been vague and left to state interpretation. This is no different for family engagement, which are two-way interactions between families and schools that build and change the capacities of both partners. Since 2015, federal money has been allocated to the Statewide Family Engagement Centers, including twelve SFECs given initial funding in 2018, to carry out family engagement activities on the state level. Using a mixed method approach, I conducted research to 1. examine how SFECs interpret federal guidelines (specifically those in the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015), 2. the variation between different SFECs, 3. the actual activities undertaken by the grants, 4. the efforts to engage BIPOC families, and 5. the attitudes and challenges SFECs faced with both families and schools.
Recommended Citation
Boxer, Owen, "Responding to the Call: How States Handle Federal Family Engagement Guidelines and the Similarities and Differences Between States" (2024). Washington Semester Program. 13.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/washington/13