Science Daily – Staff Writer
“After surveying more than 3,170 students and 200 teachers, researchers at the University of Missouri found that families are less engaged with their child’s schooling in middle school than they are when their child is in elementary school. However, the researchers also found a silver lining: Both elementary school children and middle school children are less likely to have concentration problems and behavioral issues at the end of a school year if their parents made a greater effort to be engaged with their schooling earlier in the year.” (more)