Free parent involvement podcasts

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Here’s a great free resource from NCFL and the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC).
We have developed a new podcast series, Parent Involvement: Keys to Success. The podcasts provide resources and information that states, districts and schools can use to involve parents in their children’s learning.
Sixteen podcast episodes cover a variety of ideas, research, and strategies […]

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From Sharon: The importance of parental involvement

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Parental involvement pays off.
And in a study by Karen Smith Conway and Andrew Houtenville, that involvement adds up to about $1,000 per student. Their report, “Parental Effort, School Resources, and Student Achievement,” was published last month in the Journal of Human Resources.
The researchers found that schools would need to increase per-pupil spending more than $1,000 […]

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