We wish to acknowledge the following people who were instrumental in developing and producing these materials:
Linda Bugg, Sarah Demma, Menahem Herman, Oliver Moles, Mary M. Smith, Linda Cuffey and Larry Whitman of the U.S. Department of Education provided editorial assistance. Frank Kwan of the Los Angeles County Office of Education developed a draft upon which these materials are based. Thanks are also due to Linda Mellgren and Lisa Gilmore of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
We would like to acknowledge each of the following organizations and their representatives who participate as family-school members of the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education:
Sue Ferguson, National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education; Darla Strouse, Maryland State Department of Education; Justine Handelman, MARC Associates; Ken Canfield, National Center for Fathering; Nell Tift, National Fatherhood Initiative; Jim Levine, Families and Work Institute/Fatherhood Project; and David Hirsch, Illinois Fatherhood Initiative.
Acknowledgment is also due to The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Los Angeles County Office of Education which worked with the Office of the Vice President and the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education on the initial teleconference "Fathers Matter!" which aired on October 28, 1999.
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