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 * Trend Name:** Parental Involvement


 * Basic Summary of Trend:** Parental Involvement is a trend that schools have aimed for over the years. They believe parents should have a mutual responsibility for children's education and the parents and educators need to communicate frequently. The children should be educated at home as well as school. They are aiming towards provision of a stimulating literacy and material environment, high expectations and moderate levels of parental support and supervision, appropriate monitoring of television viewing and homework completion, participation in joint learning activities at home, an emphasis on effort over ability, and autonomy promoting parenting practices.


 * Key Manifestations:** Goals 2000: Educate America Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) began this trend and now school districts nationwide are doing parental involvment policies which will help them gain Federal education money. High poverty areas that have parental involvement are eligibal for Title I Funding.


 * Key Personnel:** The congress and federal government supports parental involvement by passing the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) and the Goals 2000. There are not specific key personnel, but any school district and parents who advocate parental involvement are important to the overall idea.


 * Why/How a trend?** This trend has been growing over several years and is encouraged by the federal government. "69 percent of teachers surveyed believe that most parents need to get more involved in their children's education, and 71 percent of parents wish they could be doing more" ([|www.ncsl.org]). These numbers have been and are continually increasing. This is a growing trend because more schools, especially those in high poverty areas are now incorporating parental involvement.


 * Links:** http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content5/challenge.parent.html, http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/PInvolve.htm