We are thousands of partners joined together in a growing grassroots movement to support student learning according to high standards. We come from families, schools, and a variety of businesses, communities and religions, and are organized into four groups: Family-School Partners, Employers for Learning, Community Organizations, and Religious Groups.

• Connect with other groups to share ideas about educating our nation's children;
• Work together to increase and improve efforts to help children learn;
• Get the latest information about family involvement in education and related activities; and
• Receive recognition for visible commitments to education at the local, state and national levels.

At the local level, partners support efforts to:

• Strengthen family-school partnerships through good communication, accountability and mutual responsibility for children's learning;
• Adopt family- and student-friendly business practices;
• Provide before- and after-school learning activities that can also keep children safe and drug-free;
• Make effective use of facilities--schools, community buildings, churches--for children and families; and
• Give parents the resources, training and information they need to help children learn, and teachers and principals the tools they need to engage families.

In addition to the numerous local activities in which Partnership members are involved, many participate in nationwide activities such as the following:

Helping children read beginning with the early years.
Through mentoring and tutoring programs, partners strengthen children's reading skills beginning with the preschool years. Participating children read and write with partners who share a love of reading with them.

Supporting drug and violence prevention and after-school education.
Partners promote safety and drug prevention during and after school through mentoring and tutoring programs that strengthen academic success.

Providing access to educational technology.
Partners support learning enrichment activities through programs that provide teachers, parents and children with access to educational technology.

Strengthening the school-home connection.
Partner organizations work with postsecondary institutions and local schools to develop teacher preparation and professional development opportunities in family involvement. School accountability is emphasized and families are prepared to collaborate with school administrators and teachers.

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To join and for more information call 1-800-USA-LEARN or visit the PFIE Web site at http://pfie.ed.gov