In this video, Dr. Nancy Hill, professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, discusses the opportunities and challenges related to building trusting relationships between schools and families of adolescents. Dr. Hill shares that high schools need to go to greater lengths to build these relationships, particularly with low-income families and families from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. She explains that when schools are welcoming, parents and teachers can partner to help youth make connections between their learning, interests, and talents in order to set goals for the future.
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