DID YOU KNOW?
Students whose families are engaged in their education in some way:
- Earn higher grades and test scores
- Are less likely to be retained a grade
- Are more apt to have an accurate diagnosis for educational placement in classes
- Attend school regularly
- Like school and adapt well to it
- Have better social skills
- Have fewer negative behavior reports, and
- Graduate and go on to post-secondary education
A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (Henderson & Mapp, 2002)