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findings indicate that many parents are willing to participate in the school buildings and in the decision-making processes of high schools. They would also greatly benefit from guidancein their efforts to secure funds for postsecondary education.

Although most parents expected their child to continue his/her education after high school,only a few had started saving by the eighth grade. It seems that parents expect to save most for college during their child’s high school years. By the twelfth grade, most parents had discussions with their children about post secondary schools. Parents indicated that in choosing a post secondary school, teens consider academic issues and curricula more than school track records for careerplacement.

Most parents have some knowledge about financial aid and expect to finance their teen’s further education through grants and scholarships. About one-half of the parents had already applie dfor such programs a few months before their teen’s high school graduation.