Announcements

2024

• 3/1 | Register for our Upcoming Events

• 2/21 | New California Standards for the Teaching Profession Prioritize Family Engagement, Socio-Emotional Learning!

• 1/30 | Introducing the California Family Engagement Network

2023

• 11/9 | Monitoring Student Learning Beyond Grades...

• 10/12 | “I am the parent. I know my child best.”

• 9/12 |"Don't Deliver Me to School! I am NOT a Pizza!"

• 8/31 | Join Us at PON's 2023 Latino Family Summit

• 8/25 | Tribute to Arturo Ybarra – A Message of Admiration and Celebration

• 8/23 | In New Report, Parents Say Significant Obstacles Can Derail California’s Universal Transitional Kindergarten’s Potential for Success

• 6/29 | 5 Key Learning from Working with Parents of English Learners for Three Years

• 4/13 | Register for our Upcoming Events

• 3/16 | Launching the New Cross-Cultural Solidarity Education Campaign & Survey for Parents and Youth

• 2/22 | 2023 PON New Project: Monitoring the Transitional Kindergarten Expansion

• 1/17 | PON Welcomes the National Association of African American Parents & Youth as a New Member

2022

• 10/14 | If We Allow this Moment to Divide Us, White Supremacy Wins

• 9/20 | School Safety, Like Student Success, is a Shared Responsibility that Depends on Strong Relationships

• 8/16 | Family Engagement Gets Boost in New State Education Budget

• 6/1 | Family Engagement in California: Achievements and Challenges Identified from the 2021 Priority 3 Self-Reflection Tool

• 2/2 | New Resource to Improve Outreach, Capacity Building, and Advocacy when Engaging Parents of English Learners

2021

• 12/27 | Grateful for this Year’s Learnings and Your Support

• 11/3 | Workshops for Educators and Parents Promoting Strategies for Family Math

• 10/7 | Report Release: Teacher-Family Partnerships Empower Math Students

• 8/18 | Report Release: Progress Report on the LAUSD Issuance of Disruptive Person Letters

• 8/12 | School Reopening Resources and Events for Families

• 5/12 | Resources in Spanish for Parents of English Learners

• 4/27 | Report Release: Family Engagement in the Time of COVID-19

• 1/19 | Report Release: Family Engagement in California: Strengths, Needs and Trends Identified from the 2019 Priority 3 Self-Reflection Tool

  
  

2020

• 12/21 | Celebrating PON’s 15th Anniversary

• 12/9 | PON Applauds Decision Establishing a Family Engagement Division and Naming Lisa Borrego as Its Director

• 10/12| Progress on Family Engagement Training for Educator Pre-Service and Induction Programs

• 7/15 | Report III Release on Family Engagement Training for Educators in Pre-Service

• 6/15 | Statement Against Systemic Racism 

• 4/30 | Report II Release on the Impact of the PON Professional Learning Network on Local Control and Accountability Plans

• 4/27 | Covid-19 Statement “Work with Us to Support Learning at Home”

• 2/20 | Report I Release on Strengthening District Staff Capacity on Family and Community Engagement

2019

• 12/31 | PON Offices Move

• 12/15 | Announcement: San Diego State University and PON are Selected for National Consortium on How to Better Train Teachers to Work with Families

• 7/25 | PON Summer Updates

• 5/6 | Engaged Parents = Successful Students & Improved Schools

• 5/2 | Advocacy Day

• 4/9 | You're invited: Learn About Parent Teacher Home Visits

Press Releases

Stay informed about PON’s work and our positions on current education issues.

2021

August - Progress Report on the LAUSD Issuance of Disruptive Person Letters: “When we know better, we do better.”

• Press Release

2020

July - Report “Family Engagement Training for Educators in Pre-Service: Common Sense but No Common Practice”

• Press Release

2019

May Court Hearing on Disruptive Person Letters

• News Release Camfield Parents Rights Case 9th Circuit

• Parents-School Partnership Equal Student Success

In the News

View news coverage, media articles, and blog posts covering PON’s work.

2024

February - New California teaching standards increase focus on family engagement, social-emotional learning

2023

October- Parents of English learners in the dark about their children’s language progress

2021

September- Article on The 74 Million features a parent leader from Padres Unidos / Gente Organizada and PON: Exclusive Data: Absenteeism Surged Among English Learners During Pandemic

2020 

April - Reaction to Ed Trust West Parent Poll’s Results about the Pandemic: 

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-08/coronavirus-parents-students-school-stress-level-survey

• https://lasentinel.net/education-trust-west-held-a-virtual-press-call-to-discuss-the-california-parent-poll-regarding-covid-19-and-school-closures.html

• https://edsource.org/2020/most-parents-are-worried-school-closures-will-leave-their-students-behind-survey-finds/628595

• https://www.esdelatino.com/los-cierres-de-escuelas-de-coronavirus-estresan-a-padres-y-estudiantes/

• https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-school-closures-stress-parents-224505847.html

2019

Court Hearing on Disruptive Person Letters

• Telemundo Derechos de Padres Camfield Redondo USD Story 05.17.19

  
  

2016

Disruptive Person Letters: 

• https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-lausd-disruptive-letters-20161121-story.html

• http://laschoolreport.com/parent-groups-ask-lausd-to-improve-engagement/

• http://laschoolreport.com/lausd-softens-disruptive-person-letters-but-parents-are-still-angry/

• http://www.changethelausd.com/resolution_ensuring_that_disruptive_person_parent_letters_are_not_abused