“Research shows that when schools, parents, families, and communities work together, students:
Why is family engagement important and effective in education?
Family Engagement Matters, The Flamboyan Foundation
https://s28742.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2021-Family-Engagement-Matters-FINAL.pdf
The Flamboyan Foundation has collected research from various studies that confirms:
"Students do better in school and in life when their families are engaged. A strong body of evidence is clear that family engagement, from birth through adolescence, contributes to a range of positive student outcomes:
Family engagement
- is associated with reduced drop-out rates and higher graduation rates
- leads to increased student achievement
- can reduce absenteeism
- encourages students to have better attitudes towards learning
- leads to better social skills and less conduct problems
Schools benefit from family engagement. Emerging evidence suggests that family engagement can have important benefits for the inner-functioning of schools:
Family engagement
- is associated with higher expectations
- can lead to better student-teacher relationships
- helps improve trust in schools
- leads to more cultural competence"
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Families and schools working together, because our students are worth it