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Why and how should educators create and support school-family involvement programs?

One answer to the “why” part of the question is because doing so can result in higher student achievement. You can find out more about the research related to family involvement by following the Information from Research link on the left side of this page.

Engaging families in their children’s education can reinforce your instruction. When parents support classroom activities, create a good home environment for learning, and/or volunteer in the classroom, they send a positive message to students about the value of learning. The School-Family Connections link on this page offers three levels of support for “how” schools can create programs that help educators and parents work together.

Another reason for schools to involve parents is this: No Child Left Behind and Title I set clear standards and definitions that schools, districts, and states must meet.

To learn more about these and other topics, just follow the links on the left side of this page.

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