We also know that the children who do best in school are those whose families care about their education and are involved in their learning. Given the importance of education to the caliber and competency of our future workforce, many employers have found ways to encourage involvement by their own employees in helping students learn.
Businesses win too by improving employee morale, productivity, and motivation.
Support programs at the worksite or in the community that help train employees to become involved in education. Help establish a homework hotline for parents, and support employee-led efforts that provide mentoring, tutoring, and guidance to those students most in need. The Boston Plan for Excellence is a local education foundation which funds whole-school change in the city's public schools. To generate support for the district's new academic standards, the Boston Plan is collaborating with the Boston Public Schools and the daily newspapers to produce two new publications for parents and citizens. Parents and citizens can also get copies of the colorful tabloid through the schools, libraries, health centers, and other sites.