Historically, family involvement has been defined narrowly, judged mainly by the physical
presence of families in schools—which is impossible during a shutdown. The education
profession has rarely asked families how they define “engagement”(or “family”) and
consistently devalues many less visible ways that families support education at home and in
the community, such as passing along cultural norms and building educational passion
through real-world experiences. Overall, engagement has been marred by broken trust …