Gallup – Daniela Yu and Tim Hodges
“The 47th Annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools found that student engagement and hope are more important measures of school effectiveness than test scores. And here’s another key ingredient to school success: parents themselves. More specifically, parental engagement…More than 70 studies have explored the relationship between parental involvement and increased student achievement, and this research suggests that parental involvement is good. But Gallup has found that parental engagement, which goes far beyond involvement and participation…to encompass a proactive, interactive relationship with the school…could have an even more significant impact…Engaged parents do more than participate in school or classroom-related activities…In short, engaged parents have an emotional relationship with their child’s school.”(more)