The Importance of Parental Involvement in Public Education

Commentary 
I can still remember seeing my mom organizing books in my elementary school library when I was in second grade. A few days a week, she would come in as a volunteer and shelve the hundreds of books kids checked out. She looked like she was having the time of her life.
It didn’t stop there—she also helped with book fairs, school assemblies, PTA fundraisers, and even attended a few school board meetings. My four siblings and I were blessed to have a mother who put aside so many other things to be intimately involved in our education….