RESEARCH

Non-Resident Fathers' Involvement and Student Achievement

Importance of Parents? Involvement to Student Success in School

* Percent of students K-12

When both parents have high involvement

Students got mostly A's -- 51%*
Students were suspended or expelled -- 9%
Students repeated a grade -- 6%

When only the father has high involvement

Students got mostly A's -- 48%
Students were suspended or expelled -- 12%
Students repeated a grade -- 10%

When only the mother has high involvement

Students got mostly A's -- 44%
Students were suspended or expelled -- 10%
Students repeated a grade -- 9%

When both parents have low involvement

Students got mostly A's -- 27%
Students were suspended or expelled -- 22%
Students repeated a grade -- 21%

Speaker's Notes

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