Copyright 1992-2000 the National Campaign for Public School Improvement. All rights reserved. The Pledge works. U.S. Department of education research shows that schools with properly implemented compacts like the Pledge, raise student achievement higher than at similar schools without pledges. That is why Title I, the federal law that Project Appleseed lobbied for, requires every school it serves to form a pledge.
Pledges have a greater impact on student learning than other types of home-school interactions.
Principals of schools with pledges report greater family involvement in homework and more parents reading with children at home. Best of all, schools with the greatest needs seem to benefit the most. I have Pledged to take personal responsibility for my child's safety and education. Tutor a student 2. Work with individual students.