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Meet­ing fam­i­ly needs in a city of widen­ing wealth gaps is a big lift. Dozens of stud­ies show that when par­ents or guardians are engaged in their kids edu­ca­tion, it has a huge impact. Not just on aca­d­e­mics but on a stu­dents atten­dance, self-esteem, and behav­ior in class. Thats true across income lev­els. Thats why the San Fran­cis­co Uni­fied School Dis­trict cre­at­ed the posi­tion of fam­i­ly liai­son fif­teen years ago: to build trust and get fam­i­lies in the door. Reporter Lee Rom­ney fol­lowed the work of one fam­i­ly liai­son at a high-pover­ty school for a year.

Fea­tur­ing:

Mau­richa Robin­son, Fam­i­ly Lia­son ” George Wash­ing­ton Carv­er ele­men­tary school; Emmanuel Stew­art ” Prin­ci­pal, George Wash­ing­ton Carv­er ele­men­tary school; Jew­ell Tay­lor, par­ent — George Wash­ing­ton Carv­er ele­men­tary school; Ash­ley Bon­ton, social work­er; LaRon­n­da Hamp­ton, par­ent; Sarah Thomas, parent.