As parents and students across the nation make back-to-school preparations amidst uncertainties about classroom readiness and power outages in New Providence, one thing remains certain based on decades of research – that a child’s chances for success in education are greatly improved through parental involvement in the process of learning.

Contrary to popular thinking, it is parental and family involvement in education as opposed to socioeconomic status or school rankings that serves as the leading predictor of positive academic outcomes for students.

Parental involvement has been shown to lead to higher grades, reduced absenteeism, improved social skills and behavior, higher self-esteem and higher high school graduation rates.

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