Higher parental education levels also are strongly associated with better outcomes for children, including higher educational attainment and achievement. (voicesforchildren.com)
And the link remained significant even after the researchers controlled for socioeconomic variables, like parental education level and occupation. (parentingscience.com)
For students from families with low parental education levels, Texas (28 %) and New Jersey (25 %) have the highest proficiency rates, well ahead of Massachusetts and Minnesota (both at 18 %), putting them in 7th and 8th place among U.S. states for this category of students. (educationnext.org)