As educators, we have long understood that students benefit from strong home-school connections. In fact, more than100 years ago, the National Parent Teacher Association was formed for the express purpose of strengthening the relationship between home and school. Initially, the home-school connection was commonly characterized as mothers volunteering in classrooms and supporting school activities. Educators have begun to think of the home-school connection in broader terms. Educators understand that it is not only parents who support students, but also other family and community members. Educators also recognize that the home-school connection takes many forms and goes beyond parents volunteering in classrooms. As we deepen our understanding of home-school connections, it is important that we consider how relationships between home and school are affected by the