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The Human Impact of Teacher-Parent Relations

Educators agree that the main influence on children’s success in school is their parents. But with teachers being the next most influential persons in a child’s education, it is vital that parents and teachers work together to help students succeed. Researchers at the University of Oregon noted that research into relationships between parents and teachers is limited. Nevertheless, they found that increased parent-teacher interaction is indeed associated not only with better student performance, but also with better behavior. In their article, “Parent-Teacher Relationships in Elementary School: An Examination of Parent-Teacher Trust,” published in Psychology in the Schools last year, the Oreg