Parent Resources
U. S. Department of Education research shows that families have a significant influence on a child’s achievement in school. And the influence of a parent can have an impact on a child through the rest of his life. Schools will educate your child, but you also have a say. When schools, community groups, and families work together, children do better in school, stay in school longer, and they even like school more. Your positive input will affect a child’s education.
Regardless of income or background, students with involved parents are more likely to:
- Make good grades and score high on tests.
- Enroll in higher-level programs.
- Be promoted to the next grade.
- Attend school on a consistent basis.
- Graduate high school and go on to college or another post high school education program.
No Child Left Behind includes parental involvement as one of its central points. We encourage you to be active in your child’s education, both at school and at home.
Parent's Guide to No Child Left Behind
NCLB: School Choice, Tutoring, School Report Cards
National Network of Partnership Schools
No Child Left Behind Act: How NNPS Can Help
www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/nochild.htm
Education Commission of the States
No Child Left Behind
nclb.ecs.org/nclb
Tutors for Kids
Missouri Supplemental Educational Services Information
www.tutorsforkids.org/stateinfo.asp?StateName=Missouri
Project Appleseed
Leave No Parent Behind
www.projectappleseed.org
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Public School Accountability Report Card
dese.mo.gov/commissioner/statereportcard
Reading Rockets
Launching Young Readers
www.readingrockets.org/home.php
Figure This!
Math Challenges for Families
www.figurethis.org
Kaboose.com
Online Activities for Kids and Families
www.kaboose.com
Kids.gov
FirstGov for Kids
www.kids.gov
University of Virginia, Curry School of Education
Special Education Resources
curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/specialed
Global Early Intervention Network
www.atsweb.neu.edu/cp/ei/index.html
Missouri PIRC Southwest is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement
Statewide Initiative
Project Director Main Office
Burrell Behavioral Health
1300 East Bradford Parkway
Springfield, Missouri 65804
Phone:
417-269-7417
www.mo-pirc.org
