Edutopia – Laura Lee
“A simple text message can be a useful intervention for parents of students from pre-K through high school. The quick reminders have been shown to increase attendance, improve homework, and encourage at-home reading, writes Erin Richards in “Reading at home and school attendance shot up with a cheap, easy solution: Texting” in USA Today. But it’s not just any text; Personalized messages show more promise than standardized texts for engagement and interaction.” (more)