News and updates about our work
Creating Virtual Safe & Brave Space NPLI’s Director of Quality Patti Keckeisen and Policy, Partnerships & Communications Consultant Melvette Hill present at the Equity Symposium, Jan 9-10, 2021. Started by community leaders and educators from across the state, the Equity Symposium is presented by EquityCT, the organization that sprang from the first Equity Symposium. The focus…
In collaboration with the undersigned organizations representing over a million families across the country, we as Parent Leader, are raining our collectice voice for healthy, equitable, and quality education options for our children in this upcoming school year. Read the complete document in:
Teaching and learning, for me, has always been a sort of perpetual motion machine- the act of teaching feeds me energy, just as much as it takes. And there is no teaching without learning. The more vexing the puzzle, the more interested I am. I feel the same way about parenting- it’s a beautiful journey,…
There are no human words that can fully express what we are experiencing right now. The language of our spirits emotes a different response than mere words can represent. Our emotions are shifting from moment to moment as things unfold; as we see what we see and hear what we hear.We grieve, we hurt, we…
Benita and Jen co-presented at Big Bang 2019, with Jen’s son Francis, on the Parent Leadership Training Institute, and the importance of family voice in education.
Greetings from NPLI…We hope this message finds you and your family and colleagues well! NPLI understands that
NPLI collaborated with their parent leadership initiative partners and parents to develop a Census 2020 Toolkit to inform, inspire and ignite Census 2020 participation. The this page will have ongoing updates, so please be sure to check back weekly. New this week! (March 23, 2020) U.S. Census Bureau Operational Updates (COVID 19) – statement from U.S….
As we reflect on 2019, we recognize the gains, big and small, accomplishing our goals to carry out the vision of NPLI. We listened to the voices and insights of parent leaders, including young adult parents as they shared the unique circumstances affecting Generation Z. We intensified our system capacity building with public-private partnerships with human…
Fact, Fiction, or Something in Between. As parent leaders engage in this democracy and work toward creating positive change and outcomes in their communities for children, it is critical to discern what is fact, fiction or subjective interpretation in the news we read, hear and experience. “What is truth?” This question has been asked for…
