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Parental Involvement:
What does parental involvement do for our schools?

Brittany
Family and Community Resources

Abstract

Parent involvement is considered the active engagement of a parent with their child or children outside of the school day in an activity which focuses on enhancing academic performance. This has been an issue in the United States since before the turn of the nineteenth century. No one is better placed or more qualified than parents to make a difference in their child’s academic and lifelong education. Today, parents are struggling to provide the best for their children and unfortunately, not all of them get the advantage of being able to be involved in their child’s education. Parent involvement makes a very positive impact on parents themselves, teachers, and most importantly, children. Research has shown that children of involved parents attain greater academic achievement and have higher education success rates. There are many ways to involve......

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