But the gentlewoman is absolutely right. The key indicator, the very most important indicator for a child's success in education is parental involvement. If those parents are not involved, we can have the teacher quality and we can have the professional development and we can have the local control and the good ideas to reinforce charter schools and public choice, but that parental involvement is so critically important.
Discussing the importance of parental involvement in education during a debate on Head Start.
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