When parents are engaged in their children’s school lives, students have the home support and knowledge they need to not only finish their assignments, but also develop a lifelong love of learning. Parent involvement with schools is the first step to parent engagement and, ultimately, parent partnership. When parents and teachers work together to establish a thriving online classroom, the effect on their students is profound. Students with engaged parents don’t just have high test scores: their attendance, self-esteem, and graduation rate rise, too.