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Parents, advocates say more communication is need to improve parental involvement in schools

ISABELLE SCHMELER
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90.5 WESA

On today’s episode of The Confluence:

We talk about parental involvement in education, the many ways it can be achieved, and what schools do to better connect with parents.

Today’s guests include: James Fogarty, executive director of A+ Schools; Tammy Hughes, a licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist and professor at Duquesne University; Khamil Bailey, a parent and member of Black Women for a Better Education; Kellie Weiss-Strausburg, a parent and fundraising chair for the South Fayette School District Parent Teacher Association; and Elise Foley, parent and co-president of the South Park Elementary Center Parent Teacher Organization

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