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Download full textYoshikawa, Hirokazu; Kholoptseva, Jenya; Suárez-Orozco, Carola – Society for Research in Child Development, 2013
Policy debates about undocumented immigration in the United States focus most often on adults and adolescents. Yet 5.5 million U.S. children currently reside with at least one undocumented immigrant parent, with 4.5 million of these children U.S.-born citizens. Given that children with undocumented parents constitute nearly one-third of all…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Community Organizations, Parents, Undocumented Immigrants
Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "A Tipping Point in Education": Report Finds Educational Attainment of Younger Generations Has Not Increased; (2) Building a…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Attainment, Parent Child Relationship, Public Education
Peer reviewedBogenschneider, Karen; Steinberg, Laurence – Sociology of Education, 1994
Reports on a study of the effects of maternal employment on academic achievement among white, male secondary students. Finds that upper middle-class and middle-class boys reported lower grades when their mothers were full-time workers. Also finds similar results with other groups and presents implications for further research. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Employed Parents, Males
Ascher, Carol – 1987
The resurgence of interest in parent involvement in education comes at a time when the traditional roles of both the school and the family are under great stress. The contemporary concept of parent involvement refers to parents initiating learning activities at home to improve their children's performance at school. Used most broadly, parent…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment
Alexander, Titus – 1994
Noting that an effective partnership between school and home can be one of the most powerful ways of helping children learn, this book provides guidelines for developing a whole school approach to working with parents to governors, parents, teachers, and other staff. Offering a wide range of good practice and practical ideas for developing an…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Fund Raising, Parent Child Relationship
Nickse, Ruth S. – 1990
Family and intergenerational literacy programs provide an opportunity to combine the agendas of adult basic skills improvement and literacy development in children. This overview of practice in family and intergenerational literacy programs identifies trends, issues, and concerns and offers recommendations. The first chapter presents background…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Child Development, Corporate Education, Cultural Differences
