the difference between a kid who does homework and a kid whose parent does it in a different handwriting.
means the degree to which parents actively engage in a child's education and upbringing, from bedtime reading to showing up at parent-teacher conferences.
from educators started measuring it formally in the 1960s and 70s, when studies like the coleman report noticed family involvement predicted outcomes as much as school funding did, embarrassing a lot of budget committees.
head start program — 1965 us initiative built entirely around involving low-income parents
finland's home school link — finland pairs light homework with heavy parent-teacher contact time
epstein's six types model — joyce epstein's 1990s framework still used in us school policy