Too often we are quick to blame poverty as an excuse not to engage to parents. While it is a challenge, it is not an insurmountable one. Thank you to Laura Varlas for taking time to discuss some of the creative and persistent strategies educators can use to engage families in poverty. Our collective work was featured as the cover story of ASCD's September 2015 Education Update, "Hold the Line: Engagement Practices that Welcome Families in Poverty."