PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

Studies

A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory | Anne T. Henderson and Karen L. Mapp | 2002
"The research continues to grow and build an ever-strengthening case. When schools, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more."

More Than Grades: How Choice Boosts Parental Involvement and Benefits Children
Cato Institute | Philip Vassallo | October 26, 2000
"The ultimate key to school reform is the parent. Once parents assume the responsibility of advocating for and supporting their children's education, they will become partners with educators to create the schools their children need."

Teacher Unions and Parent Involvement
Education Policy Institute | Charlene K. Haar | 1999
"It is desirable if parents and teachers function cooperatively, but parents should not accept the idea that 'parent involvement' requires agreement or support for teacher or teacher union positions. All parents can be constructively involved in the education of their children, and they can be despite union contracts that treat parents as interlopers in school affairs."

The Case for Parent Leadership
KSA Plus Communications
"Features a number of useful resources: checklists and mini-quizzes to help you judge how parent-friendly your schools are; practical advice for parents, educators and policymakers on what they can do - right now - to promote the kind of parent involvement that will have a sustained impact on student learning; and examples of successful parent leadership programs from New York to California."

Parent Involvement in Education
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory | Kathleen Cotton and Karen Reed Wikelund | May 1989
"The research overwhelmingly demonstrates that parent involvement in children's learning is positively related to achievement. Further, the research shows that the more intensively parents are involved in their children's learning, the more beneficial are the achievement effects. This holds true for all types of parent involvement in children's learning and for all types and ages of students."

Parent Involvement Manual
Texas Education Agency and Texas Parent Teacher Association
"To enable local schools, parent groups, school districts, and community volunteers to look at new ways to involve parents and families in the education of their children; to help parents feel more comfortable with the school so they will want to become involved; and to provide an overview of key elements of Texas' public education program."

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