“Students with involved parents, ‘no matter what their income or background,

“Students with involved parents, ‘no matter what their income or background,’ were more likely to succeed in school—attending school regularly, earning higher grades, passing their classes, and graduating and going on to postsecondary education.” Anne T. Henderson and Karen L. Mapp, A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement—a review of 51 studies published between 1995 and 2002 for the National Center for Family and Community Connections with Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, Annual Synthesis 2002.