Decades of research show that when parents are involved students have:

• Higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates​

• Better school attendance

• Increased motivation, better self-esteem

• Lower rates of suspension

• Decreased use of drugs and alcohol

• Fewer instances of violent behavior

Family participation in education was twice as predictive of students' academic success as family socioeconomic status. Some of the more intensive programs had effects that were 10 times greater than other factors. 

The more intensely parents are involved, the more beneficial the achievement effects. 

The more parents participate in schooling, in a sustained way, at every level -- in advocacy, decision-making and oversight roles, as fundraisers and boosters, as volunteers and paraprofessionals, and as home teachers -- the better for student achievement.