Dr. Debbie Pushor

Professor Emerita, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Research area: parent engagement in schooling and education.

[Learning Heroes @BeALearningHero]

There's still time to register! See more info below. @NAFSCE

[Parents International @Intl_Parents]

Happy International Day of Families.

Families are where children first learn care, trust, and hope. Supporting families means supporting children’s learning, wellbeing, and future.

Let’s celebrate families today, and keep strengthening the ecosystems around every child.

[FamilyEngagementLab @FamilyELab]

Strong #familyengagement happens when schools connect families to classroom learning in practical, sustainable ways. #InternationalDayofFamilies is a reminder that families are not separate from student learning. They're part of the instructional core. https://t.co/eqVJMy8LEP

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

“Disengaged parents” only exist when educators look outward, seeing the problem as resting with families, not seeing ourselves as part of it. When we look inward at ourselves instead, we see “parents with whom we do not yet have a relationship.” Now, there are things we can do.

[Education Week @educationweek]

Why Those Disengaged Parents in Your School Deserve a Second Look (Opinion) https://t.co/zVgzfOHSZj

[Learning Heroes @BeALearningHero]

Family engagement isn’t extra. It’s essential.

New research from 4,000 schools found stronger family engagement was linked to better attendance, lower chronic absenteeism, and stronger academic outcomes, even after controlling for poverty.

Join us alongside @NAFSCE May 19 to hear the findings and what “bright spot” schools are doing differently.

📅 May 19 | 1 PM ET

Register: https://t.co/v7U8RXduql

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

@ekuwah @SciNVtech How wonderful, Ekuwah! Congratulations to you! So well deserved!

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

How wonderful! Can’t wait to read it! @PTHVP

[Parent Teacher Home Visits @PTHVP]

@DrDebbiePushor Funny enough, we just released our 2026-2030 strategic plan focused on *trust* as infrastructure! https://t.co/x268j8Idqv

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

Great article about the need for INFRASTRUCTURE to support family engagement.

[FamilyEngagementLab @FamilyELab]

Most districts say family engagement matters, but it still sits outside teaching & learning. Research links family–school partnership to gains in reading, math, & attendance. What would make families true instructional partners? https://t.co/JTMUksozVQ #FamilyEngagement

[Learning Heroes @BeALearningHero]

Strong family-school partnerships are linked to higher student achievement. A new report from @bealearninghero, @TNTP, and @karen_mapp highlights “Bright Spot” schools and the specific engagement practices connected to outlier academic outcomes. #TheEngagementAdvantage

Read the findings:
https://t.co/VdVatRMTs1

[FamilyEngagementLab @FamilyELab]

When families & educators co-create learning, students achieve more, attend more, & feel they belong.

Learn how to make authentic engagement simple & equitable in our new blog: https://t.co/ij15fpyZ4r

#FamilyEngagement #EdTech

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[Parent Teacher Home Visits @PTHVP]

"There is no questioning that parents and families are a child’s first and most important teachers. Family involvement with their children’s education will always be one of the largest drivers of success."

[Parent Teacher Home Visits @PTHVP]

"When schools communicate with respect and challenge deficit thinking, families become collaborators in learning, not spectators invited only when convenient."

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Happy to share that our volume The Role of Social Inequality in Parent Engagement: From Inequality to Social Justice in Education has now been published https://t.co/zgegODGLIt Immensely grateful to authors of 16 chapters for their excellent contribution!

[With Equal Step 🇨🇦 @WithEqualStep]

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[Parent Teacher Home Visits @PTHVP]

"Traditional, haphazard #FamilyEngagement efforts are not moving the needle. It’s not the kind of engagement that levels the playing field and involves families having an authentic say in what’s happening in schools. And they don’t help teachers reimagine their classrooms in more equitable ways."

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Want to know how family-centric parent engagement works from a teacher's perspective? Register for our last parent engagement webinar of the semester on Nov 27 with Melanie Lynchuk presenting Engaging with Parents as Partners in Early Learning https://t.co/xWUIMAwfZi

[Max Antony-Newman @maxantonynewman]

Our Parent Engagement Webinars website of the @UofGlasgow now has 17 recordings of past talks and it's growing every month. Forthcoming webinars are advertised regularly as well https://t.co/s8TxbkaO5X

[Dr. Debbie Pushor @DrDebbiePushor]

Saskatchewan, teachers, many of you have deep and long held practises of engaging with parents. Please consider contacting Max and participating in his study. This is important research! @WalkAlongsideSK @CoConstructED

[With Equal Step 🇨🇦 @WithEqualStep]

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[Parents International @Intl_Parents]

All the best on parental engagement, in one place.

𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕, 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 → tools, research & resources to strengthen family–school partnerships.

https://t.co/kuoy3PP3Hx

#ParentalEngagement #ParentsInternational

[Chanda J. Epps @ChandaJEpps]

You’ve got activity.
Now build agency.

A newsletter isn’t a relationship.
A pizza night isn’t partnership.
A survey isn’t voice.

Real engagement starts when families help design the work, not just attend it.

Let’s reimagine engagement together.