The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education's online newsletter "The Education Innovator" is to promote innovative practices in education; to offer features on promising programs and practices; to provide information on innovative research, schools, policies, and trends; and to keep readers informed of key Department priorities and activities. This issue includes a feature article on the various efforts implemented throughout the states for engaging students, parents, and families. Research studies point to the need for many more comprehensive, strategic approaches to bringing parents and families into partnerships with schools, with the ultimate outcome of these efforts being increased student achievement. Regular sections include: (1) What's New?; and (2) Innovations in the News. (Contains 5 resources.) [For "The Education Innovator. Volume IX, No. 4," see ED510214.]