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	How Parents Can Be Involved in Their Children's Education http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/families/NCJW_child/recommendations.html#schools
	This short article presents recommendations for both parents and schools for actions to bring about increased parent involvement in schools. The suggestions are a result of the NCJW’s study entitled “Parents as School Partners.” The suggestions are basic, but parents and schools can use them as a starting point for efforts to enhance parent involvement.
	How Parents and Families Can Help Their Children Do Better in School http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/betterschool.html
	This article provides basic, practical information to parents about what they can do at home, at school, and in the community to ensure that their children are successful at school. It covers topics such as reading, homework, TV viewing, communication with the school, and high expectations and standards for both the students and the school.
	Where Our Children Learn http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Succeed/pt3.html
	This piece, from the U.S. Department of Education, is a thorough compilation of the many activities parents can do to help their children learn and be successful in school. It covers many topics, including what parents can do at home, at school, and in the community. It emphasizes the importance of communication, not only what our children learn from us but what we can learn from our children.
	Benefits of Parent Involvement: What the Research Shows http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/families/hard_to_reach/chapter3.html
	This chapter cites conclusions from a number of research studies about the benefits and effects of parent involvement on student academic achievement. It includes a chart entitled the “Positive Reinforcement Cycle from Parent Involvement,” which depicts the results of parent involvement on child motivation, child skills, and parent self-image. "Extensive, substantial, and convincing evidence suggests that parents play a crucial role in both the home and school environments with respect to facilitating the development of intelligence, achievement, and competence in their children."
	Family Involvement in Children's Education http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FamInvolve/execsumm.html
	This is an Executive Summary of a larger report which features “The Idea Book,” descriptions of successful parent involvement programs around the country. The Summary includes a general discussion of the importance of family involvement, families and schools as partners, and strategies to overcome barriers to family involvement. Though it is addressed primarily to educators, this information may be useful to parents trying to increase parent participation at their child’s school.
	Steps You Can Take To Improve Your Children's Education http://www.ed.gov/Family/families.html
	A general discussion of the ways parents can be involved in their children’s education. Most parents already are familiar with these suggested strategies, but it is always helpful to be reminded that "When parents and families get personally involved in education, their children do better in school and grow up to be more successful in life."
	Working with Working Families http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/working.families.html
	This article is addressed to preschool teachers and child care providers to help them understand the realities of today’s families, where more than half the mothers of children under the age of six are in the labor force. The article suggests many activities teachers and caregivers can engage in, to secure the involvement and support of working parents. Such strategies as flexible scheduling to accommodate parent visits, parent education, informal parent gatherings, daily information sheets and parent/teacher conferences can build a partnership relationship between child care providers and the parents.
	Class Size http://www.teachermag.com/context/topics/class.htm
	The title of this article is somewhat misleading, since most of the discussion is about issues related to ways in which schools deal with the growing population of children. Year-round education and block scheduling are two of the strategies discussed. This article is addressed primarily to educators, but parents may find information to help them understand the problem of how to serve the predicted overcrowding of our present schools.
	Making Connections Get more involved with your children http://www.pta.org/commonsense/4_family/427_makeconn.html
	This cutesy list of “A to Z” ways to be more involved with your children is fluffy, common-sense, and a bit too childish to be taken seriously by most parents. It’s not that the suggestions are bad, but they’re not great either—they’re over-simplified, under-developed and lacking context. But if you’re looking for something to hang on the fridge or as a reminder in your cubicle, find a color printer and enjoy!
	Freedom of Information Acts http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/viewpage.cgi
	This is a brief, general discussion about state open meeting laws. It does not specifically refer to school boards, though they are covered by state open meeting laws. It offers an introduction for parents who wish to become more informed about sunshine laws and citizen rights.