FLDC Resource Library
FLDC By The Numbers
Get a birds-eye view of the Family Leadership Design Collaborative in this accessible report. Learn about the breadth and depth of this work across the country. Download…
FLDC Reports
As Tensions With Iran Escalate, It Is Time to Challenge Empire in the Classroom
In a January 2020 editorial in TruthOut.org, FLDC member Shirin Vossoughi, along with Roozbeh Shirazi and Sepehr Vakil, challenge narratives that dehumanize Middle Eastern peoples while promoting empire and war. “It is crucial…
Families & Schools
New Book: Just Schools by Dr. Ishimaru
Just Schools, by Dr. Ann Ishimaru, examines the challenges and possibilities for building more equitable forms of collaboration among nondominant families, communities, and schools. The text explores how equitable collaboration entails…
Families & Schools Research Methods
Tips for Collaborating with Other Families for Racial Justice
In this article from Embrace Race, Dr. Ann Ishimaru hares some of what she’s learned from her work as an educational researcher and organizer. These 5 guidelines offer starting points for families working to lead change in…
Families & Schools Racial Justice
Re-Imagining and Humanizing Parent-Teacher Conversations and Interactions through Role-Play
Hundreds of parents in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) shared their stories of experiencing negative interactions with teachers and administrators in schools, often times feeling disregarded and marginalized due to racial…
Families & Schools FLDC Reports
Transforming the Field of Family Engagement
This booklet, originally created for the annual meeting of the Institute for Educational Leadership, lays out the background of FLDC, shares our co-design approach, and highlights four of our local site partners. Each case study…
FLDC Reports Research Methods
Video: Cultivating Community Wellbeing and Educational Justice
In this video, put out by the University of Washington College of Education, FLDC members share how they are looking to radically change the old model of education by redesigning family engagement….
FLDC Reports FLDC Videos
Strong Families, Strong Nations
“Families are the heart of Indigenous nations and communities.” We are excited to share a new publication on Indigenous family engagement from FLDC’s Dr. Megan Bang, Charlene Montaño Nolan, and Nikki McDaid-Morgan! This chapter,…
Indigenous Education
Racialized Formations of Learning In and Across Contexts
This research brief, written by Ezekiel Dixón-Roman, provides a way of understanding what racializations are, discusses some of the important research literature on the impact of racializations in education, and highlights the…
FLDC Reports Racial Justice
Circling To Move Ahead: Building Asian American Community Power For Educational Justice
FLDC Phase 2 Partner Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC) has written a series of blog posts that attend to the resiliency and agency of the Asian American community in Southeast Seattle. Together with the Chinese Information…
Racial Justice
