This document is based on the previous work of the Families and Work Institute. It has been updated and revised through the efforts of:

Margarita H. Colmenares, U.S. Department of Education
Ellen Galinsky, Families and Work Institute
Jeanne Goldsmith, Families and Work Institute
Robin Hardman, Families and Work Institute
Tory Haskell, Families and Work Institute
Susan D. Otterbourg, Ed.D.
Leah Vosburgh, U.S. Department of Education

Under the leadership of Terry Peterson and Mario Moreno of the U.S. Department of Education, staff working on the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education developed the framework for the document. In particular, we would like to recognize the contributions of Margarita H. Colmenares, Adriana de Kanter, Menahem Herman, Susan Otterbourg and Leah Vosburgh.

In addition, colleagues throughout the Department reviewed, contributed and commented on the document: Joan Bardee, Jennifer Ballen, Amy Comstock, Mary Ellen Dix, Katrina Gaskins, Janet Johnson, Calvin Nophlin, Terry Peterson, Carol Rasco, Gary Rasmussen and Jacqueline Zimmerman.

We would like to acknowledge each of the business organizations and their employees who assisted us in writing profiles of employer support for family involvement in learning: Daniel Minchew of ACT, Inc., Harry Wiley of Ashland, Inc., Roz Jacobs of Discovery Communications, Carroll Miller of the FamilyEducation Company^TM, Fran Riley of GTE, Terry Ehrich of Hemmings Motor News, Bess Stephens of Hewlett-Packard, Caron Hutchinson-Mendillol of the Hospital of Saint Raphael, Robin Willner of IBM, Les Hemmings of John Hancock, Donna Klein of Marriott, Gloria DeNecochea of Mattel, Eunice Ellis of Pizza Hut & BOOK IT!, Edith Grimes of Ridgeview, Inc., Noel Eggebraaten of School Specialty, Lynda Baker of Southern California Edison, David Keltner of the U.S. Army and Eileen Sweeney of United Airlines.

We also wish to acknowledge the persons who are responsible for the design and layout of the manuscript: ZGS Communications, Inc., Arlington, VA.