Wendy Puriefoy served as Barr's director of education from 2013 through 2014.
Innovation in Parent Engagement Among Public, Parochial, and Charter Schools
Parent engagement has never been the biggest part of Barr's K-12 grantmaking, but it has long been an important one. Read about a new effort that is helping a cohort of Boston district, charter, and parochial schools test and share new methods for engaging parents, and a new graduate-level program for the next generation of family engagement professionals.