Family-School Partnership Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Family-School Partnership Act - Establishes a demonstration grant program in the interest of encouraging local educational agencies (LEAs) to increase the involvement of families in the improvement of the educational achievement of their children. Authorizes the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to make demonstration grants to eligible LEA applicants for the development of innovative family-school educational partnership activities designed to: (1) support family efforts to work with children in the home; (2) train families, teachers, and other school personnel to work effectively as partners; and (3) evaluate the family participation activities of the schools and ways in which to increase involvement in such activities. Suggests possible uses for the grants, including: (1) regular conferences for families of students; (2) training of appropriate educational personnel to foster communication among families, students, and educators; and (3) provision of complementary curriculum materials to families and assistance in implementing home-based education activities. Establishes within the Department of Education a National Center for Family-School Partnerships in Education (Center). Di…