Study: Parenting More Important Than Schools to Academic Achievement

http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-parcel-parents/

Matt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386
Dr. Toby Parcel | 919.515.9014
Release Date: 10.10.2012

New research from North Carolina State University, Brigham Young University and the University of California, Irvine finds that parental involvement is a more significant factor in a child’s academic performance than the qualities of the school itself.

“Our study shows that parents need to be aware of how important they are, and invest time in their children – checking homework, attending school events and letting kids know school is important,” says Dr. Toby Parcel, a professor of sociology at NC State and co-author of a paper on the work. “That’s where the payoff is.”

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