Examines the resources available to parents and the actions parents can take to further their children's education. It is based on a national survey of 26,000 eighth graders, their parents, teachers and school administrators.

Parental involvement with children at home, in school, and in the community is one of the most important factors in educational success. Yet we know very little about the most effective approaches to parental intervention. Moreover, not all parents have the same resources or opportunities to act on the educational expectations they have for their c