J. Leigh Brooks is another parent-volunteer. The more extensive the parental involvement, the higher the student achievement. Students have higher grades and test scores, attend more regularly and complete homework more consistently.
Educators hold higher expectations of students and higher opinions of the parents.
Achievement among disadvantaged children can reach levels that are standard for middle-class children. In addition, the children who are furthest behind make the greatest gains. Student behavior such as alcohol use, violence and antisocial behavior decreases. Students in junior and senior high school make better transitions, maintain the quality of their work and develop realistic plans for the future. Students whose parents are not involved, on the other hand, are more likely to drop out of school.