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EU Education Monitor 2025 data shows Belgium's disadvantaged student performance fell from 22.7% to 16.6%. Here's what the evidence says about parent engagement and what schools can do.
France, Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium roll out bell-to-bell phone bans for 2026. Here is what schools must put in place for parent communication.
Abu Dhabi's ADEK has mandated one communication channel per family and restricted contact hours. Here's what every Gulf school needs to do now.
OECD 2026 finds students 48% better with AI but 17% worse without it. Yet 47% of parents get zero AI homework guidance from schools. What to send.
Looking for a ParentSquare alternative that works outside the US? Compare GDPR-compliant options with native Arabic and French UI for international schools.
Remind is being phased out into ParentSquare. Compare the best Remind alternatives for schools in 2026 — features, pricing, GDPR and languages, honestly.
Choosing a ClassDojo alternative for schools in 2026? An honest comparison of BeeNet, Bloomz & TalkingPoints — features, pricing, GDPR, languages & best fit.
2026 comparison of GDPR-compliant school communication apps — BeeNet, Skolengo, Pronote, Sdui, ClassDojo, WhatsApp — ranked on EU data residency and RGPD.
Looking for a Pronote alternative? An honest 2026 comparison of Skolengo, École Directe, MyScol, Classora and BeeNet for French schools and parent communication.
Schools are deploying AI fast — but 83–96% of families have received zero communication about AI policy. Here's what that costs, and how to fix it.
Seesaw works — but EU schools face GDPR risks and no native French or Arabic UI. See how BeeNet, Toddle, and ClassDojo compare as Seesaw alternatives.
Saudi Arabia built NOOR, Madrasati, and Mustaqbalhum — a parent communication standard now recognized by the OECD. What it means for Gulf private schools.
Most teachers receive no training in parent engagement — yet they're held accountable for it. What TALIS 2024 shows, and what school leaders can do.
Research shows structured school communication before summer break preserves reading gains — and costs almost nothing to implement.
Research across 43 countries shows that control-oriented homework help is negatively correlated with achievement. What school communications should say instead.
School communication systems favour high-SES families. See how information asymmetry widens the achievement gap — and what administrators can do.
Schools invest in counsellors but the early-warning system breaks down at parent communication. Here's what the research says and what to build.
PIRLS 2021's 99-point gap shows what reading aloud to children really does to the brain — and what schools must do differently to close it.
Dubai private schools ranked top 5 in TIMSS 2023 science. Here is what the data supports — and does not support — about the role of parental engagement.
Research shows the primary-to-secondary transition is the highest-risk moment for disengagement — and communication collapse, not academic difficulty, is the cause.
280,000 Moroccan students drop out each year. Research confirms parent-school communication predicts outcomes more than homework supervision. What this means for administrators.
Schools misread low migrant-parent engagement as cultural indifference. Research across Europe and MENA shows it's a structural communication failure — fixable.
RCT evidence from France and Chile: weekly SMS to parents raises grades and attendance at under $2 per student. A practical guide for school administrators.
One in four students was chronically absent in 2024. Schools with strong family engagement show 6% lower rates. Here's the research — and the low-cost fix.
TALIS 2024 data links parent communication directly to teacher burnout and early attrition. Here's what school administrators must act on now to protect retention.
A practical guide for school administrators on GDPR compliance in parent-teacher communication tools — what consumer apps get wrong and what a compliant solution looks like.
From mobile-only to AI translation, seven trends that will transform how schools communicate with families by 2030.
A systematic framework for evaluating school communication platforms. Compare WhatsApp, PowerSchool, ClassDojo, and purpose-built solutions.
Practical strategies schools are using to boost parent engagement from 40% to 95%. Actionable tips with measurable results.
Fragmented school communication costs more than you think. Five hidden costs that drain budgets, burn out teachers, and disengage parents.
School emails have a 23% open rate. Here's why email fails as a school communication tool and what actually works for reaching parents.
WhatsApp seems convenient, but it's costing schools time, privacy, and professionalism. Here's why purpose-built platforms win.