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The Harvard Family Research Project separated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to become the Global Family Research Project as of January 1, 2017. It is no longer affiliated with Harvard University.
January 10, 2013
Who should read this paper: School principals and superintendents, out-of-school time and health care providers, and policymakers.
What you will learn: How to partner with others in your community to ensure positive learning outcomes for children and youth.
Key takeaways: The seven elements that are key to establishing successful and sustainable partnerships for learning.
There is strong evidence that, when schools partner with families and community-based organizations, these partnerships for learning improve children’s development and school success. They provide a seamless web of supports designed to ensure positive learning experiences for children and youth.
In this paper, we draw on the experiences of national organizations and a set of community schools that have built these learning partnerships, and examine seven key elements that we find to be essential in building them:
We highlight examples from Elev8, a community schools initiative in several locations across the country, to illustrate what effective partnerships look like in practice. We also provide a selected list of additional resources for those interested in learning more about partnerships for learning and the common challenges they have faced.
Go to Partnerships for Learning: Community Support for Youth Success.