SES disparities in early math achievement are large and persistent across development and
yet relatively understudied. Given the early emergence of these gaps, it is unlikely that …

This influential book describes the knowledge and skills teachers and school administrators
need to recognize and combat bias and inequity that undermine educational engagement …

This study examined the level and impact of five types of parent involvement on elementary
school children's academic achievement by race/ethnicity, poverty, and parent educational …

In individual telephone interviews, 234 low-income African-American, Caucasian, and
Latino parents rated the importance of helping their second-and third-grade children in …

Griffith and Smith explore the innumerable, hidden, seemingly mundane tasks like getting
kids ready for school, helping with homework, or serving on the PTA can all have profound …

This study examines the process of parent engagement at three community and school-
based parent participation projects involving Latino immigrant families in California. Through …

This book, the product of the task force on research co-sponsored by the American
Educational Research Association Division A and the University Council on Educational …

This article examines teachers' perceptions of parent involvement through the narratives of
15 racially and linguistically diverse teachers who worked together at Jefferson Elementary …

This study investigates barriers to facilitating family-school partnerships with immigrant
families as identified by teachers in an urban school district with high rates of immigration …

Growing up in a family that lacks a biological father is correlated with lower education and
higher rates of teen out-of-wedlock fertility. This study uses the National Educational …