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Parents and Community Partners

Parents have a key role in influencing their children's progress in school, and your school plays a key role in determining the level of parental involvement. 

Parent enagement in your child's education involves:

• Reading to your student
• Checking homework every night
• Limiting TV viewing on school nights
• Discussing academic progress with teachers
• Voting in school board elections
• Helping your school set challenging academic standards
• Becoming an advocate for better education in your community and state.
• Or, as simple as asking your child, "How was school today?"

Explore the research on the impact of parent involvement, regardless of family income or background.

"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." That's the conclusion of A New Wave of Evidence, a report from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. (Read More)
(http://www.ncpie.org/WhatsHappening/researchJanuary2006.html)

Help for parents who want to support their student and their child's teachers:

http://www.ncpie.org/Resources/ParentsFamilies.cfm

Tips to help parents support teachers and their schools:
http://www.pta.org/pr_category_details_1122916501015.html